US President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday he will appoint former congressman Lee Zeldin to run the Environmental Protection Agency.
“He will ensure fair and swift deregulatory decisions that will be enacted in a way to unleash the power of American businesses, while at the same time maintaining the highest environmental standards, including the cleanest air and water on the planet,” Trump said in a post on his social media platform Truth Social.
This comes after Trump named Tom Homan as his “Border Czar,” marking his first executive appointment. Trump announced Homan’s role in enforcing his campaign promise to deport illegal migrants and strengthen border security. Homan, 62, previously served as the Acting Director of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency during Trump’s first term, advocating for a “zero tolerance” approach to illegal migration.
The President-elect has selected Representative Elise Stefanik, Republican of New York, for the role of UN ambassador in his upcoming administration. “Elise is an incredibly strong, tough, and smart America First fighter,” Trump said in a statement Monday announcing his pick, according to the AP news agency.
Trump, in a significant appointment within his administration, has selected Stephen Miller, his long-standing immigration adviser, to serve as White House deputy chief of staff for policy.
This announcement follows Trump’s recent appointment of Susan Wiles as Chief of Staff. Trump has consistently vowed that mass deportations would be a priority from “Day 1” of his administration, with thousands of positions still needing to be filled to implement his agenda.