Where Trump's search for a Treasury secretary stands
President-elect Donald Trump is widening his search to lead the Treasury Department as the fight over who will take on key economic roles comes to the fore. Investor Scott Bessent appears to be the frontrunner for the role and has visited Mar-a-Lago multiple times in recent weeks, but billionaire Scott Bessent, who has frequently been […]
Pentagon bracing for sweeping changes after Trump nominates Pete Hegseth for secretary
The Pentagon is preparing for sweeping policy changes under the incoming Trump administration that could jeopardize the careers of some senior officials. President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host and Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran, to lead the Pentagon. This nomination is an iconoclast who has disrupted the defense industrial […]
Lawyer for Defense Secretary Nominee Pete Hegseth Says Sexual Assault Accuser ‘Was the Aggressor’
Tim Parlatore, a lawyer for President Trump's Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth, said in an exclusive interview with Breitbart News on Saturday that the sexual assault allegation from seven years ago (2017) was “fully investigated” at the time. , said he was “completely and completely innocent.” “He's completely and completely innocent. It's been fully […]
Trump Selects Attorney William Scharf to Be White House Staff Secretary
President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday that he has appointed attorney William Scharf as his chief of staff and White House chief of staff. In a press release from the Trump-Vance transition team, President Trump called Schaaf a “highly skilled and highly skilled man” who played a key role “in defeating election interference and legal actions […]
Trump Picks Energy Exec Chris Wright to Serve as US Secretary of Energy
President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday that he has selected Liberty Energy CEO Chris Wright to be U.S. Secretary of Energy. In a press release from the Trump-Vance transition team, Trump called Wright “a pioneer who helped launch the U.S. shale revolution that advanced U.S. energy independence and transformed global energy markets and geopolitics.” He issued […]
Trump Names Attorney Will Scharf As Assistant To The President, White House Staff Secretary
Will Schaaf, attorney for Republican presidential candidate President-elect Donald Trump, speaks during a press conference at Trump Tower in New York City, September 6, 2024. Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) OAN Staff Avril Elfie3:56 PM – Saturday, November 16, 2024 President-elect Donald Trump has announced that William Owen Scharf, a member of his legal […]
Musk backs Lutnick over Bessent as Trump’s Treasury secretary
Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk will choose Cantor Fitzgerald chairman and CEO, rather than Key Square Group founder Scott Bessent, to be Trump's next Treasury secretary. I supported Howard Lutnick. post on social platform X on Saturday. “In my opinion, Bessent is the traditional choice, but @howardlutnick will actually make a difference. Business as usual […]
Trump picks oil and gas industry CEO Chris Wright as next energy secretary | Trump administration
Donald Trump said Saturday that Chris Wright, an oil and gas industry executive and staunch defender of fossil fuel use, would be chosen to lead the U.S. Department of Energy. Mr. Wright is the founder and CEO of Liberty Energy, an oilfield services company based in Denver, Colorado. He is expected to support President Trump's […]
Trump taps oil boss Chris Wright as Secretary of Energy
President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday that he has named Chris Wright, a longtime proponent of hydraulic fracturing, to be his administration's energy secretary. Mr. Wright, chief executive officer of oilfield services group Liberty Energy, helped launch America's shale revolution in the mid-2000s, which significantly increased U.S. oil and natural gas production. . “As Secretary of […]
Trump taps fracking CEO Chris Wright for Energy secretary
President-elect Trump announced Saturday that he will nominate Chris Wright, a donor and leader of a hydraulic fracturing company, to be secretary of energy. “Chris is a leading engineer and entrepreneur in the energy sector. He has worked in nuclear power, solar power, geothermal, and oil and gas,” Trump said in a statement announcing his […]