Corey Lewandowski, a senior adviser to President-elect Trump's campaign, said the president-elect will announce his administration's economic policy next week.
“But next week, the president's team will be launching an economic team that includes the National Economic Advisor and the Council of Economic Advisers. This week was Homeland Security Week, and you can see that,” Lewandowski said. spoke during an appearance on NewsNation's “The Hill” on Friday.
Lewandowski's remarks came as President Trump announced a number of nominees for his administration this week. Some of the nominations shocked people in Washington, including the nominations of former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) as attorney general and former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) as director of national intelligence (DNI). There are some things. President Trump also selected Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services and veteran Fox News host Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense.
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) was nominated to be Secretary of State, and North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum (R) was nominated to be Secretary of the Interior.
In the interview, Lewandowski said that Square Group founder Scott Bessent and Cantor Fitzgerald Chairman and CEO Howard Lutnick, who is also co-chair of the Trump transition team, He acknowledged that he has the best chance of becoming the next Treasury Secretary. He emphasized that the next president is looking for a candidate who will keep interest rates low.
“Well, someone who understands how to make sure we get our country and our economy back on track, how to make sure we don't get high interest rates, how to benefit and value manufacturing here rather than overseas.” ” Lewandowski said.
“So if you look at these two candidates, you'll see that they both have a lot of experience on Wall Street. They're both recognized as experts in their fields,” he added. .
Mr. Bessent recently received support for the position from Mr. Trump ally Sen. Lindsey Graham (RS.C.). The Palmetto state senator called him an “outstanding” choice.
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