WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, Trump's choice to head the Interior Department, will also lead a newly created National Energy Council that will seek to establish U.S.
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, Trump's choice to head the Interior Department, will also lead a newly created National Energy Council that will seek to establish U.S. “energy dominance” around the world.
He accused the “radical left” of engaging in a war on American energy, in the name of fighting climate change. His policy of energy dominance, which he also espoused during his first term, will allow the U.S. to sell oil, gas and other forms of energy to European allies, making the world safer, Trump said.
Burgum, 67, was elected North Dakota governor in 2016, his first campaign for elected office. A former software executive, he led Great Plains Software, which Microsoft acquired for $1.1 billion in 2001. Burgum has also led other companies in real estate development and venture capital. Earlier Friday, Trump announced that Steven Cheung will serve as his White House communications director and Sergio Gor will run the personnel office. Both have been advisers to the president-elect since his 2016 campaign.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Trump To Tap North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum For Interior ChiefChris D'Angelo is a senior reporter at HuffPost, based in Maine. He covers public lands, climate change, biodiversity and environmental policy. Prior to joining HuffPost, he wrote for daily newspapers in Hawaii.
Read more »
'It Pisses Me Off': Doug Emhoff Addresses Trump's Personal Insults Against HarrisMarita Vlachou is a breaking news reporter for HuffPost based in London, United Kingdom.
Read more »
Doug Ford says ‘time to bet big’ on Ontario-U.S. relationship after Trump winOntario Premier Doug Ford has congratulated U.S. president-elect Donald Trump on winning a second term in office following Tuesday night's election south of the border.
Read more »
Trump Picks Former Rep. Doug Collins To Run Veterans AffairsThe former congressman from Georgia is a chaplain in the U.S. Air Force Reserve Command.
Read more »
Trump Picks Former Rep. Doug Collins to Head Veterans AffairsMaybe Collins can finally clean up the VA.
Read more »
Lara Trump Uses Taylor Swift Song For Very Cringey 'Vote For Trump' VideoDavid Moye is a journalist with 20 years experience writing on offbeat subjects. He is the former senior editor of Wireless Flash, a news agency that provided The Daily Show, Good Morning America and many other shows with guest booking and news segments.
Read more »