Trump News for Saturday, November 23, 2024
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Trump picks former policy adviser Brooke Rollins as Agriculture secretary
The Indian Express
Rollins is currently the CEO of America First Policy Institute which is reported to have close links with Trump’s transition team and has been a champion of supporting Trump in the presidential campaign.
Nov 23, 2024, 11:58 PM
Trump's New Administration: Key Picks and Changes Unveiled
Devdiscourse
President-elect Donald Trump is making key appointments for his administration. Jay Bhattacharya is the likely pick for NIH Director, while Richard Grenell is considered for a role in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Other appointments include Martin Makary for FDA, Brooke Rollins for Agriculture Secretary, and Scott Bessent for Treasury.
Nov 23, 2024, 11:55 PM
Donald Trump’s Republican Party is winning union voters
Chicago Tribune
Working-class voters helped Republicans make steady election gains this year and expanded a coalition that increasingly includes rank-and-file union members.
Nov 23, 2024, 11:46 PM
Canada's top general takes on U.S. senator in defending womens' role in combat units
CP24 Toronto
Canada’s top general firmly rejected the notion of dropping women from combat roles — a position promoted by president-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary — at a security forum underway in Halifax on Saturday.
Nov 23, 2024, 11:27 PM
Jay Bhattacharya: Leading Candidate for NIH Director Role
Devdiscourse
Jay Bhattacharya is reportedly President-elect Donald Trump's top choice for NIH director. Bhattacharya impressed Trump's cabinet pick for HHS with his innovative ideas for NIH overhaul, focusing on funding research. His selection aligns with Trump's earlier choice of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead HHS.
Nov 23, 2024, 11:25 PM
'Smoke screen': Expert flags a 'broken Trump campaign promise' he says will 'never happen'
Raw Story
Donald Trump made a campaign promise to eliminate the Department of Education, but that will never come to fruition, an expert said Saturday.Former President Barack Obama's Education Secretary, Arne Duncan, appeared on MSNBC over the weekend to discuss Trump's vow to end the department Duncan once l...
Nov 23, 2024, 11:24 PM
Trump's New Pick for Attorney General Rallied Against OJ Simpson for a Reason Not Many Know About
The Inquisitr
That kicked off a wild war of words, with O.J.'s attorney calling the new attorney general pick "the stupidest person on the planet."
Nov 23, 2024, 11:15 PM
Auchincloss: Senate must reject ‘dangerous’ RFK Jr. as HHS head
The Hill
Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) urged the Senate to reject Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the Secretary of Health and Human Services in a Friday op-ed for the Boston Globe. “Now Donald Trump is setting Kennedy up to “go wild” as secretary of health and human services. Kennedy is not just unqualified, he is dangerous —…
Nov 23, 2024, 11:01 PM
General's promotion blocked in first sign of Trump retaliation for Afghanistan pullout
NBC News
A GOP senator has blocked the promotion of a general who oversaw troops in Kabul in the first sign of Trump retaliating against officers involved in the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Nov 23, 2024, 10:45 PM
Donald Trump Once Talked About Dodging STDs While Dating, Calling It His 'Personal Vietnam'
The Inquisitr
Despite these contradictions, Trump has often returned to Vietnam in his speeches, framing it as a symbol of loss and failure.
Nov 23, 2024, 10:45 PM