President Donald Trump secured two more cabinet confirmations on Thursday, including his pick, which leads Brook Rollins' Agriculture Department (USDA).
Rollins was briefly confirmed by the Senate shortly after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as Trump's Secretary of Health.
Most recently, Rollins served as president and CEO of the American First Policy Institute (AFPI) think tank, co-founded after Trump's first term.
In Trump's first administration, she was his director of the US Bureau of Innovation and acting director of the National Council of Policy.
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President Trump's candidate for Agriculture Secretary, Brooke Rollins testifies before a confirmation hearing by the Senate Agriculture and Nutrition Committee at Capitol Hill, Washington, January 23, 2025. (Kaylee Greenlee Beal/Reuters)
The newly elected president announced Rollins' choice for the USDA chief in November, recalling that he did “an incredible job” during his first term.
“Brook's commitment to supporting American farmers, defending American food self-sufficiency and restoring small American towns that are dependent on farming,” he said.
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The image of President Trump and the US Department of Agriculture lined up (Getty Images)
“As our next Agriculture Secretary, Brook will lead our efforts to protect the American farmers, the backbone of our country. Congratulations Brook!”
The USDA candidate held a hearing last month before the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, and has since moved on beyond key hurdles.
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Brooke Rollins is sworn in for a Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee hearing on Thursday, January 23, 2025, regarding the appointment of the Agriculture Secretary in Washington. (Getty Images | istock)
The committee's decision to advance her nomination was unanimous and placed her bipartisan support on her confirmation vote.
Rollins is currently an official of the 16th Minister, who has confirmed he will be serving in Trump's new administration. With the help of the Republican-led Senate, Trump was able to confirm his pick before either his first administration or former president Joe Biden.
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Biden and Trump were late in confirming during his first term. (Left: Pete Malovich/Getty Images, Right: Olegnixin/Getty Images)
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At the same time in his first term, Trump had only 11 confirmations, and Biden had seven confirmations. Neither of them confirmed 16 cases during their respective administrations until March.
