One video Posted on LinkedIn in 2023, Wright rejected the scientific consensus that man-made greenhouse gas emissions are responsible for warming the planet.

“There is no climate crisis, and we are not in the middle of an energy transition,” said Wright, whose company owns the company. is among the services the hydraulic fracturing technique It is used to extract natural gas and oil from deep below the Earth’s surface.

Trump’s announcement is an indication that he intends to nominate Wright for Senate confirmation, but Trump made the following request: Republican Senate leadership allows recess appointments aspect end of approval process.

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Trump’s election so far: What we know

Here are Trump’s picks for key positions in his administration as of Sunday night.

• Chief of General Staff: Trump names senior campaign adviser Susie Wiles As White House chief of staff, she became the first woman in history to hold this title. The Florida political consultant has largely stayed out of the spotlight but is credited with helping Trump’s political comeback.
• Chief Prosecutor: Representative Matt Gaetz The Florida native has been nominated as the next Attorney General of the Department of Justice, which he has long criticized.
• Minister of Foreign Affairs: US Sen. Marco Rubio Florida has been nominated as the new Secretary of State. He will bring foreign policy experience through his duties on the Senate Intelligence Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The Cuban-American will be the first Latino person to become Secretary of State.
• Director of National Intelligence: former congressman Tulsi Gabbard He was appointed as Director of National Intelligence. The Republican, a former Democratic presidential candidate, represented Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional District from 2013-2021.
• United Nations Ambassador: Trump was nominated Elise StefanikHe is a five-term Republican who represented an upstate New York district as U.N. ambassador. He is the chairman of the House Republican Conference and a former candidate for Trump’s running mate.
• Secretary of Health and Human Services: Trump named Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Leading the Department of Health and Human Services. The 2024 independent candidate had previously criticized vaccines and questioned the origin of the Covid-19 virus. He is probably best known for spreading false claims of a link between childhood vaccines and autism.
• Secretary of Defence: Trump nominates Fox News host Pete Hegseth To the minister of defense. Hegseth, a Fox News commentator, served in the U.S. Army National Guard and ran veterans’ advocacy groups.
• Environmental Protection Agency Administrator: Trump appointed Lee Zeldin As administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Zeldin was a member of Congress from parts of Long Island, New York, and ran against Kathy Hochul in the 2022 race for governor, but lost.
• Director of the Central Intelligence Agency: Trump appoints former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe As CIA director. Ratcliffe was a House member from Texas before serving as director of national intelligence at the end of Trump’s first presidency.
• Minister of Internal Security: Trump announced his choice Governor of South Dakota Kristi Noem Becoming Secretary of Homeland Security. This election puts the hardline conservative governor, who sent the state’s National Guard to the southern border, in a key role on immigration.
• Minister of Interior: Trump nominates Dakota Governor. Doug Burgum to be the Minister of Internal Affairs, coordinating federal policy towards various regions. Burgum was previously the Republican presidential nominee before dropping out in December and has long been vocal on fossil fuels and energy issues.
• Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs: Trump nominated former Republican U.S. Representative. Doug Collins Becoming the secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. He served as a congressman representing Georgia’s 9th district from 2013 to 2021. A reliable Trump loyalist, he is the chaplain of the United States Air Force Reserve Command and served in the Iraq War in 2008.
• Secretary of the Department of Energy: Trump nominates oil industry executive Chris WrightThe CEO of Liberty Energy and a 2024 campaign donor will lead the Department of Energy. Wright, who has expressed skepticism about the science of climate change, will join the Trump administration in campaigning to roll back climate change policies and clean energy spending introduced during President Biden’s term.
• Deputy chief of staff for policy: Trump’s longtime advisor Stephen Miller He was nominated to be deputy chief of staff for policy in Trump’s next administration. The 39-year-old served as Trump’s senior adviser and director of speechwriting during the Republican Party’s first term in the White House and is credited with shaping Trump’s immigration policies.
• ‘Border czar’: Trump appointed Tom Homan Oversee deportation policy and aviation security. Homan was a Border Patrolman He worked as an agent for 34 years and served as acting ICE director in Trump’s first administration. It has sparked controversy over harsh immigration practices, including a “zero tolerance” policy that separates families of undocumented immigrants.
• National security advisor: Trump named Florida Representative Mike Waltz As national security advisor. Waltz held civilian positions at the Pentagon, sat on the House Armed Services Committee and supported Trump’s isolationist view of foreign affairs.
• US Ambassador to Israel: Trump announces his former candidate Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee As US ambassador to Israel. Huckabee is a Baptist minister and former Fox News host who twice ran unsuccessfully for the Republican presidential nomination. His daughter is Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who served as White House press secretary during Trump’s first presidency.
• White House Advisor: Trump was bugged William McGinley He will serve as White House counsel. McGinley, a partner at Washington-based law firm Holtzman Vogel, worked as a White House Cabinet secretary during Trump’s first presidency.
• U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York: Trump nominated Jay Clayton As U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Clayton previously served as chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission during Trump’s first term.
• Deputy Chief Prosecutor: Trump names his lawyer Todd Blanche He will serve as deputy attorney general. Blanche is known for aggressively representing the president-elect in the New York hush money case and two federal criminal trials.
• White House Communications Director: Trump’s name was given Steven Cheung He will be communications director in his second term. Cheung worked as director of rapid response for Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and was perhaps the most oppositional of the candidate’s spokespeople; He described his opponents as “snowflakes” and “assholes” suffering from “Trump Derangement Syndrome.”
• White House Press Secretary: Trump’s name was given Karoline Leavitt He served a second term as White House press secretary. He is expected to be the youngest person to hold this position.