Trump rapidly unveils appointments to Cabinet, staff posts in dizzying post-election weekTrump rapidly unveils appointments to Cabinet, staff posts in dizzying post-election weekby Ashley Murray, South Dakota SearchlightNovember 15, 2024WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump continued his blitz of Cabinet and senior staff selections, closing the week Friday with the announcement that North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, a former presidential rival turned Trump surrogate, is his candidate to lead the federal department responsible for vast swaths of federal lands and U.S. relations with Native American tribes. Trump has also drawn from his 2024 campaign staff, personal attorneys and pool of first-administration loyalists to fill several senior White House staff picks that do not require Senate approval. Trump announced Friday he will nominate Burgum, a former 2024 Republican presidential hopeful, to lead the U.S. Department of the Interior. Trump attorney D. John Sauer as solicitor general of the United States.

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