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Trump Reveals Cabinet, Prioritizes Trade and American Jobs

1/12/2025

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President-elect Donald Trump unveiled his Cabinet picks, appointing Steven Gill Bradbury as Deputy Secretary of Transportation and Katharine MacGregor as Deputy Secretary of the Interior. He also selected Howard Lutnick for Commerce Secretary and Scott Bessent for Treasury Secretary, underscoring a bold trade agenda aimed at safeguarding American jobs through tariffs.

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President-elect Donald Trump unveiled his Cabinet picks, appointing Steven Gill Bradbury as Deputy Secretary of Transportation and Katharine MacGregor as Deputy Secretary of the Interior. He also selected Howard Lutnick for Commerce Secretary and Scott Bessent for Treasury Secretary, underscoring a bold trade agenda aimed at safeguarding American jobs through tariffs.