It's Official: Trump Makes His Pick for Interior Secretary

This post has been updated

President-elect Donald J. Trump delivered remarks at the America First Policy Institute Gala at Mar-a-Lago this evening, where he made another cabinet nomination by selecting former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to serve as our next secretary of the interior:

BREAKING: President Donald J. Trump announces the nomination of Gov. @DougBurgum as Secretary of the Interior pic.twitter.com/hMEfxyGzVL
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) November 15, 2024

Trump just announced North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum as his pick for the Secretary of the Interior during remarks at Mar-a-Lago
— Olivia Rinaldi (@olivialarinaldi) November 15, 2024

BREAKING: Trump nominates North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum to Secretary of the Interior
— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) November 15, 2024

News: Trump says at Mar-a-Lago that he will nominate North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to be his secretary of Interior.
— Philip Melanchthon Wegmann (@PhilipWegmann) November 15, 2024

NEW: Trump announces he will nominate @DougBurgum to head the Department of the Interior.
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) November 15, 2024

Earlier this evening, the governor took a 'whatever happens happens' attitude toward the rumors that he would be nominated for the post.

Gov. Burgum is at MAL tonight ahead of ⁦@realDonaldTrump’s⁩ remarks. Asked about interior secretary, he said, “There have been a lot of discussions about a lot of different things and I think like I said, nothing’s true until you read it on Truth Social.” pic.twitter.com/eSOSskvhmF
— Jillian Frankel (@JillianFrankel) November 14, 2024

Trump said the announcement wouldn't be official until tomorrow, though he later realized that the cat was already out of the bag. The president-elect admitted that what he said was the official announcement, but the formalities regarding some form of statement on the subject will be done tomorrow.

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Sylvester Stallone introduced Trump:

WATCH: Sylvester Stallone introduces President Donald J. Trump in Palm Beach pic.twitter.com/VcgO7lArQo
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) November 15, 2024

UPDATE: It's truly official now:

🚨 STATEMENT FROM PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP: pic.twitter.com/F0M9AQa5yB
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) November 15, 2024

Today Trump adds that Burgum will also be “Chairman of the newly formed, and very important, National Energy Council” https://t.co/6rZUqZAnTJ pic.twitter.com/qc6t4h2W9y
— Shelby Talcott (@ShelbyTalcott) November 15, 2024

I am thrilled to announce that Doug Burgum, the Governor of North Dakota, will be joining my Administration as both Secretary of the Interior and, as Chairman of the newly formed, and very important, National Energy Council, which will consist of all Departments and Agencies involved in the permitting, production, generation, distribution, regulation, transportation, of ALL forms of American Energy. This Council will oversee the path to U.S. ENERGY DOMINANCE by cutting red tape, enhancing private sector investments across all sectors of the Economy, and by focusing on INNOVATION over longstanding, but totally unnecessary, regulation. With U.S. Energy Dominance, we will drive down Inflation, win the A.I. arms race with China (and others), and expand American Diplomatic Power to end Wars all across the World.
The Radical Left’s War on American Energy has hurt our Allies by forcing them to buy from our adversaries, who in turn use those profits to fund Wars and Terror. ENERGY DOMINANCE will allow us to sell Energy to our friends, including all European Nations, which will make the World a safer place. As Chairman of the National Energy Council, Doug will have a seat on the National Security Council. As Secretary of the Interior, Doug will be a key leader in ushering in a new “Golden Age of American Prosperity” and World Peace. The Biden-Harris Administration has driven our National Debt to a record $36 TRILLION DOLLARS. Yet America is blessed with vast amounts of “Liquid Gold” and other valuable Minerals and Resources, right beneath our feet. We will “DRILL BABY DRILL,” expand ALL forms of Energy production to grow our Economy, and create good-paying jobs. By smartly utilizing our amazing National Assets, we will preserve and protect our most beautiful places, AND reduce our deficits and our debt!
We will also undo the damage done by the Democrats to our Nation’s Electrical Grid, by dramatically increasing baseload power. This will reduce the cost of Electrical bills that continue to skyrocket for Citizens and Small Businesses under Biden-Harris, and ensure that America has the power to serve all of our needs without the devastation of blackouts and brownouts, and to WIN the battle for A.I. superiority, which is key to National Security and our Nation’s Prosperity. Doug Burgum will protect our Nation’s Natural Resources, restore our fabulous Oil and Gas advantage, and Make America, and its Energy, Dominant and Great Again!