Trump taps Bessent for Treasury, Chavez-DeRemer for labor, Turner for housing

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

70% : "I look forward to working with her to create tremendous opportunity for American Workers," Trump said.
58% : Here are the people Trump has picked for key positions so farPresident-elect Donald TrumpSusie Wiles, White House Chief of StaffMarco Rubio, Secretary of StatePete Hegseth, Secretary of DefensePam Bondi, Attorney GeneralKristi Noem, Secretary of Homeland SecurityDoug Burgum, Secretary of the InteriorRobert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Health and Human ServicesSean Duffy, Secretary of TransportationChris Wright, Secretary of EnergyLinda McMahon, Secretary of EducationHoward Lutnick, Secretary of CommerceDoug Collins, Secretary of Veterans AffairsKaroline Leavitt, White House press secretaryTulsi Gabbard, National Intelligence DirectorJohn Ratcliffe, Central Intelligence Agency DirectorLee Zeldin, Environmental Protection Agency AdministratorBrendan Carr, Chairman of the Federal Communications CommissionElise Stefanik, Ambassador to the United NationsMatt Whitaker, Ambassador to NATOMike Huckabee, Ambassador to IsraelSteven Witkoff, Special Envoy to the Middle EastMike Waltz, National Security AdviserStephen Miller, Deputy Chief of Staff for PolicyTom Homan, 'Border Czar'Dr. Mehmet Oz, Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services administratorElon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to advise White House on government efficiencyAdditional selections to the incoming White House
55% : The announcements Friday evening showed how Trump was fleshing out the financial side of his new administration.
55% : Trump, in a statement, credited Turner, the highest-ranking Black person he's yet selected for his administration, with "helping to lead an Unprecedented Effort that Transformed our Country's most distressed communities.
54% : Trump said Bessent would "help me usher in a new Golden Age for the United States," while Vought "knows exactly how to dismantle the Deep State and end Weaponized Government.
49% : At an October Detroit Economic Club event, Trump called Bessent "one of the top analysts on Wall Street.
48% : Even as he pushes to lower the national debt by stopping spending, Bessent has backed extending provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which Trump signed into law in his first year in office.
46% : Later, Trump said he will nominate former NFL player and White House aide Scott Turner to be his secretary of housing and urban development.
44% : Trump also said he would nominate Russel Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget, a position Vought held during Trump's first presidency.
43% : It also contains about $642 billion in cuts to Affordable Care Act.
39% : "In a separate announcement, Trump said he chose Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, an Oregon Republican, as his labor secretary.
39% : Vought's budget ideas were independent of Trump, who has not entirely spelled out the details of his economic plans, other than to campaign on income tax cuts and tariff hikes.
36% : Last month, Bessent suggested Trump could name a replacement chair early, and let that person function as a "shadow" chair, with the goal of essentially sidelining Powell.
15% : Trump repeatedly attacked Powell during his first term as president for raising the Fed's key rate in 2017 and 2018.
9% : Powell, for his part, has said he wouldn't step down if Trump asked him to do so, and added that Trump, as president, doesn't have the authority to fire him.

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