President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday that he has selected Brooke Rollins to be Secretary of Agriculture at the Department of Agriculture.
In a press release from the Trump-Vance transition team, Trump praised Rollins. serve He is president and CEO of the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) and previously served as acting director of the Domestic Policy Council.
President Trump said that in his previous roles on the 2016 Council of Economic Advisers and as a member of the Domestic Policy Council, he “contributed to the development and management of a transformative domestic policy agenda” during his first administration. Ta.
“It is my great honor to nominate Texas native Brooke L. Rollins to be the 33rd Secretary of Agriculture of the United States,” President Trump said. “Mr. Brooke was a member of my Council of Economic Advisers in 2016 and has done an excellent job during my first term as Secretary of the Interior Council, Director of the Office of Innovation, and Assistant to the President for Strategic Initiatives. Ta.”
Trump added, “In these roles, she helped develop and manage my administration's transformative domestic policy agenda. For the past four years, Brooke has been a member of the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) and America First Works (AFW). ), he has built a team of loyal patriots and championed the policies of the America First Agenda.”
The press release continued:
Brooke's commitment to supporting America's farmers, preserving America's food sufficiency, and restoring America's small towns that rely on agriculture is second to none. A proud graduate of Texas A&M University, Brooke earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Development and a Juris Doctorate with honors. From his upbringing in the small agricultural town of Glen Rose, Texas, to his years of leadership involvement with Future Farmers of America and 4-H, to his multigenerational family farming background, to his four children. In addition to his practical experience, ranging from guiding our show cattle careers, he has deep policy credentials in both nonprofit and government leadership at the state and national level.
As the next Secretary of Agriculture, Mr. Brooke will lead efforts to protect America's farmers, who are truly the backbone of our country. Congratulations Brooke!
in post Speaking on X, Rollins thanked Trump for choosing him to lead the Department of Agriculture, saying he was “honored” to “fight for American farmers and our nation's farming communities.”
“Mr. President, thank you for the opportunity to serve as the next Secretary of Agriculture of the United States,” Rollins wrote. “It has been the honor of my life to fight for American farmers and our nation's farming communities. This is a big deal for a small-town farm girl in Glen Rose, Texas, and it is truly the greatest American dream.”
