Trump nominates Bill Briggs and Ed Russo to Cabinet posts

President-elect Trump announced his latest picks to join the growing number of cabinet picks as his January 20 inauguration approaches.

Trump, in an announcement Friday evening, said Bill Briggs would serve as 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 during my first term as acting associate administrator in the Office of Capital Access at SBA,” he said. “During his tenure, Bill helped oversee our historic Paycheck Protection Program that saved many of our Small businessesand millions of jobs.”

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Republican presidential nominee former U.S. President Donald Trump, left, poses for photos with Republican vice presidential nominee U.S. Sen. JD Vance, (R-OH), earlier of delivering remarks to a crowd during an event on August 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 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 policy of ‘CLEAN AIR and CLEAN WATER,’ he said. “Together, we will achieve American energy DOMINANCE, rebuild our economy, and DRILL, BABY, DRILL.”

President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida. (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 U.S. Senate will soon begin holding hearings for Trump’s cabinet nominees.

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Republicans will control the Senate with 53 seats compared to the 47 the Democrats once held Senator-elect Jim Justice of West Virginia is sworn in later in January and Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine names a senator to fill Vice President-elect Vance’s seat.