Trump nominates Brooke Rollins as agriculture secretary
Trump nominates Brooke Rollins as agriculture secretary. Rollins, chairman of a conservative think tank, succeeds Tom Vilsack. The Senate still needs to approve it.
US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated a woman as minister of agriculture. This is Brooke Rollins, now president of the America First Policy Institute. The nomination must still be approved by the Senate.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is a huge organisation with offices in every county in the country and employs 100,000 people. The federal ministry’s budget this year is $437 billion, according to Reuters news agency.
The USDA is not only about agriculture, but also about food policy and food education. The production and blending of biofuel is also an important item in the US. Trump calls the agricultural sector the “backbone” of the country and wants Rollins to make it stronger.
Brooke Rollins loyal Trump supporter
The America First Policy Institute is a think tank that has worked closely with Trump’s campaign team. Rollins is a staunch supporter of Trump. During his first term, she headed the Domestic Policy Council, an advisory council to the government on domestic policy. Before that, she was the longtime president of a conservative think tank in Texas.
According to news channel CNN, Rollins was previously in the picture for the highly influential position of chief of staff in the White House. The news channel points out that, as secretary of agriculture, Rollins will have a lot of dealings with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who will become secretary of health. RFK has announced his intention to become involved in agriculture and agribusiness.
Rollins will succeed Tom Vilsack, who served as agriculture secretary under President Biden and previously for 8 years under Obama.
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