Trump attends UFC fight as Elon Musk suggests the public should weigh in on his Treasury pick

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

66% : Except for a day trip to Washington this week to meet for nearly two hours with President Joe Biden, and separately address House Republicans, Trump has been spending his time since his Election Day victory at Mar-a-Lago.
64% : Trump said that Chris Wright, CEO of Denver-based Liberty Energy, was his selection to head the Energy Department.
59% : Trump is a longtime UFC enthusiast and frequent attendee of major fights.
57% : "Would be interesting to hear more people weigh in on this for @realDonaldTrump to consider feedback," Musk, who Trump has already tapped to co-lead a commission tasked with increasing government spending efficiency, posted Saturday on the X social media platform he owns.
50% : And it also followed a key ally, billionaire Elon Musk, calling for more direct public input into the decision-making process for another top post Trump is still mulling, the head of his new administration's Treasury Department.
48% : The trip to New York, where Trump lived for decades before moving to his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, came after the president-elect announced his choice for energy secretary in his upcoming administration.
48% : In 2018, during Trump's first term, he and White starred in a UFC video where the then-president was called the "Combatant In Chief."As Trump has strengthened his grip on the national Republican Party over the last near-decade, White's personal political profile has grown exponentially.
47% : White hosted a 2001 UFC battle at Trump Taj Mahal, a former casino-hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and Trump has frequently attended UFC matches since - including during his 2024 campaign.
43% : Separately, Trump said that he'd picked a member of his legal team and former federal prosecutor, Will Scharf, as assistant to the president and White House staff secretary.
43% : Also Saturday, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson was at Mar-a-Lago to meet with the president-elect before Trump flew to New York for the UFC showdown.
39% : Trump has already announced many picks for the new administration in recent days, including his choice for Secretary of State, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, and attorney general, former Florida Rep .
39% : Trump has turned up at fights recently with famous entourages, including White, musician Kid Rock and former Fox News Channel host Tucker Carlson.

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