President-elect Trump announced Saturday that he will nominate Brooke Rollins to be Secretary of Agriculture, drawing on a long list of Cabinet nominees.
“Brooke's dedication to supporting American farmers, preserving America's food sufficiency, and restoring America's small towns that depend on agriculture is second to none,” President Trump wrote in a release, adding that her family He praised his agricultural background and early involvement in Future. 4H plus American Farmers.
Mr. Rollins joined the former president's Council of Economic Advisers in 2016 and currently serves as president and CEO of the America First Policy Institute, the former president's think tank and former staff member.
In 2021, she launched a $10 million campaign against Biden's economic policies, and when Trump came under media scrutiny after Republican lawmakers criticized his party's ticket, Trump's second White House He voiced support for his candidacy for the House.
“For every former Trump official or staff member who is now saying negative things, who worked for him, who worked in the White House or in his administration, I would say they would be happy to have the opportunity to come back and work for Trump again.” There will be hundreds of people who will say yes and will do so 'immediately,''' Rollins said.
Her selection came just a day after President Trump announced that Scott Turner, another America First Policy Institute leader, would join his administration as secretary of housing and urban development.
