Trump taps Lutnick for trade, Oz for Medicare, McMahon for schools
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said he will nominate Wall Street CEO Howard Lutnick as head of the Commerce Department and Linda McMahon as secretary of education.
Republican President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday night announced his pick of Michigan GOP Chair and former U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra to serve as the U.S. ambassador to Canada.
In a statement announcing his decision to nominate Hoekstra for the role, Trump praised the Michigan Republican and the work he did as the state party’s leader to bolster the Trump campaign in the battleground state. “Pete is well-respected in the Great State of Michigan – A State we won sizably,” Trump said in a statement.
Trump received almost 50% of the vote to Vice President Kamala Harris’ 48% in battleground Michigan, which amounted to around 80,000 more votes, according to unofficial results.
Hoekstra made frequent appearances at Trump rallies in Michigan and was selected to lead the Michigan GOP after a tumultuous period of infighting that plagued the party heading into this year’s presidential campaign.
Prior to his leadership post in the Michigan GOP, Hoekstra served as U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands during Trump’s first term in the White House and as a member of Michigan’s congressional delegation from 1993-2011. During his time in Congress, he served as chair of the House Intelligence Committee.
In announcing his selection of Hoekstra to serve as the U.S. ambassador to Canada, Trump highlighted his own efforts to overhaul U.S. trade relationships in North America. “We brought Trade with Mexico and Canada to a level playing field for our wonderful Farmers and Working Families. In my Second Term, Pete will help me once again put AMERICA FIRST,” Trump said.
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