Trump taps former congressman for transportation secretary

Donald Trump on Monday nominated former congressman Sean Duffy to be transportation secretary and oversee a huge federal portfolio of infrastructure

spending and transit regulations.

And as the Trump administration seeks to slash regulations, the incoming president said Duffy would eliminate racial diversity programs for pilots and air traffic controllers. Duffy — like defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth — is a television host, with the former on Fox Business and the latter on the arch-conservative Fox News.

The Republican led Senate will need to approve his nominees, and Trump is already facing pushback from his own party on some.

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