President-elect Trump has announced his latest picks, which will join a growing number of cabinet picks as his January 20 inauguration approaches.
Trump said Friday night that Bill Briggs will be the next deputy administrator of the US Small Business Administration. If confirmed, Briggs will serve alongside Trump’s pick for SBA administrator, Kelly Loeffler.
“Bill is a successful businessman who served as Acting Associate Administrator in the Office of Access to Capital at the SBA in my first term,” he said. “During his tenure, Bill helped oversee our historic wage protection program that saved many of our Small businessesand millions of jobs.”
TRUMP APPOINTS LATEST WHITE HOUSE STAFF PICKS AS JAN. 20 INAUGURAL APPROACHES
Republican presidential candidate former U.S. President Donald Trump, left, poses for photos with Republican vice presidential candidate U.S. Sen. JD Vance, (R-OH), before addressing the crowd during an event on Aug. 21, 2024, in Asheboro. North Carolina at the North Carolina Aviation Museum and Hall of Fame. (Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images)
The president-elect also announced Ed Russo as his choice for Environmental Advisory Working Group.
“I am pleased to announce that Ed Russo, an environmental expert, will lead our Environmental Advisory Task Force, which will advise my administration on initiatives to create great jobs and protect our natural resources, following my CLEAN AIR and CLEAN WATER policies,” he said. “Together we will achieve American energy DOMINATION, rebuild our economy and DRIL, BABY, DRILL.”
President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
The nominations come as Trump continues to round out the election for his cabinet as January 20 approaches.
The Republican-controlled US Senate will soon begin holding hearings for Trump’s Cabinet nominees.
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Republicans will control the Senate with 53 seats while Democrats will have 47 seats Senator-elect Jim Justice West Virginians are sworn in later in January, and Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine names a senator to fill Vance’s position as vice president-elect.
