On Friday, Donald Trump announced several new appointments to key positions in his incoming administration.
Scott Bessent was nominated to serve as the 79th Secretary of the Treasury. “Scott is widely respected as one of the World’s foremost International Investors and Geopolitical and Economic Strategists. Scott’s story is that of the American Dream,” Trump said.
Scott Turner was nominated as secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Turner is chairman of the Center for Education Opportunity and served as executive director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council in the first Trump Administration. He was in the Texas House of Representatives from 2013 to 2017.
Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer of Oregon, was nominated as Secretary of Labor. She is well-liked by the Teamsters.
Marty Makary MD, MPH, FACS, was named Food and Drug Administration commissioner. Makary is a British-born surgeon, professor, author, and medical commentator who practices surgical oncology and gastrointestinal laparoscopic surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. He was considered a Covid contrarian, in that he opposed Covid vaccine mandates.
Dr. Janette Nesheiwat was named Surgeon General. Dr. Nesheiwat is a double board-certified medical doctor, a Fox News contributor and is medical director at CityMD, a chain of urgent care centers in New York and New Jersey.
Alex Wong was named assistant to the president and principal deputy national security advisor. He was a first-term Trump alum and is a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute.
Dr. Sebastian Gorka was named deputy assistant to the president and senior director for counterterrorism. He is an alum of Trump’s first term. Gorka is a British-Hungarian-American political commentator affiliated with Salem Radio Network and NewsMax TV.
Former Congressman Dr. Dave Weldon was nominated to serve as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In addition to being a medical doctor for 40 years, he is an Army veteran.