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Trump Picks North Dakota Governor for Interior Secretary

© AP Photo / Mark J. TerrillDonald Trump shakes hands with North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum before he speaks at a caucus night rally in Las Vegas, Feb. 8, 2024.
Donald Trump shakes hands with North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum before he speaks at a caucus night rally in Las Vegas, Feb. 8, 2024.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 15.11.2024
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - US President-elect Donald Trump has revealed North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum as his pick for Department of the Interior Secretary during a gala for the America First Policy Institute.
"He’s from North Dakota. He’s going to be announced tomorrow for a very big position," Trump said at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Florida on Thursday, pointing at Burgum.
Moments later, Trump announced that Burgum was "going to head the Department of Interior, and he's going to be fantastic."
The position of US secretary of the interior involves managing issues such as land use, geological surveys, and national parks.
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