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Trump’s Nominees: The Final List
With so many names floating around, it’s been hard to keep track of Donald Trump’s cabinet and cabinet-level nominees. I created a table with all of the President-elect’s choices.
Cabinet
| Agriculture | Sonny Perdue |  |
| Attorney General | Sen. Jeff Sessions |  |
| Central Intelligence | Rep. Mike Pompeo |  |
| Commerce | Wilbur Ross |  |
| Defense | Gen. James Mattis |  |
| Education | Betsy DeVos |  |
| Energy | Gov. Rick Perry |  |
| Health and Human Services | Rep. Tom Price |  |
| Homeland Security | Gen. John Kelly |  |
| Housing and Urban Development | Ben Carson |  |
| Interior | Rep. Ryan Zinke |  |
| Labor | Andrew Puzder |  |
| State | Rex Tillerson |  |
| Transportation | Elaine Chao |  |
| Treasury | Steven Mnuchin |  |
| Veterans Affairs | David Shulkin |  |
Cabinet-level officials
| Ambassador to the United Nations | Gov. Nikki Haley |  |
| Chief of Staff | Reince Priebus |  |
| Chief Strategist | Steve Bannon |  |
| Director, National Economic Council | Gary Cohn |  |
| Director, National Intelligence | Dan Coats |  |
| Environmental Protection Agency | Okla. AG Scott Pruitt |  |
| National Security Advisor | Gen. Michael Flynn |  |
| Office of Management and Budget | Rep. Mick Mulvaney |  |
| Press Secretary | Sean Spicer |  |
| Small Business Administration | Linda McMahon |  |
| Trade Representative | Robert Lighthizer |  |
| White House Counsel | Donald McGahn II |  |
He’s finally picked an Agriculture Secretary and it’s the second Georgian. You may be interested to know that Sonny Perdue while Governor was responsible for much commonsense prison reform.
Where has Dan Coats been hiding all these years? Seems like over a decade since I even heard the name.
Again. Thank you. Interesting times. Very.
I guess the next Democrat cabinet won’t have a single white guy. To every action, equal reaction.
But not JEB!
Low Energy
Sonny was a good Governor. Strong on 2nd amendment and not inclined to ignore the base. Came from middle Georgia which means he was more “farm” based and not “finance” based (meaning he wasn’t from Atlanta). He’s a DVM (Vetenary Medicine) so he’ll have some understanding of ag issues. In middle Georgia that means not only cats and dogs but horses and cows as well. Is related to the current Senator David Purdue who was an early Trump supporter.