On January 19, 2024, Concord, New Hampshire, USA, former U.S. Representative Lee Zeldin spoke at a rally before the New Hampshire primary election. Former U.S. President Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump reacted.
Elisabeth Franz | Reuters
President-elect Donald Trump says he will appoint former New York Rep. Lee Zeldin as chief executive Environmental Protection Agency.
Trump said Zeldin, a lawyer who has represented Long Island in Congress for four terms, “has been a true fighter for America First policies.”
“He will ensure that deregulatory decisions are made fairly and quickly to unleash the power of American business while maintaining the highest environmental standards, including the cleanest air and water on Earth,” Trump said in a statement.
“It’s an honor to join President Trump’s Cabinet as EPA Administrator,” Zeldin, 44, tweeted.
“We will restore America’s energy dominance, revitalize our auto industry, bring American jobs, and make the United States a global leader in artificial intelligence,” Zeldin wrote. “We will do so while protecting People get clean air and water.
Zeldin’s lifetime approval rating among the League of Conservation Voters is extremely low — 14 percent — because many of his votes in the House are considered “anti-environmental” by the group.
Zeldin is the Republican nominee for governor of New York State in 2022.
He was defeated by current Gov. Kathy Hochul.
Earlier Monday, NBC News confirmed Trump had chosen the House of Representatives. Alice Stefanik New York becomes ambassador to the United Nations, his first cabinet pick. Stefanik is chairman of the House Republican Conference.
Trump announced on Sunday Tom Homan will be what he calls a border czar who, in addition to securing America’s borders, “will be responsible for deporting all illegal aliens back to their countries of origin.”
Homan is the former acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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