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Trump flanked by top allies, cabinet picks at UFC 309: ‘USA, USA’

President-elect Trump was flanked by cabinet picks and elected officials during his appearance cageside at the UFC pay-per-view card in New York City on Saturday night.

Trump was joined by top supporters turned cabinet picks as he entered Madison Square Garden to raucous cheers and chants of “USA, USA.”

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, who were both picked by Trump to lead a new Department of Government Efficiency, and Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s choice for director of national intelligence, joined the president-elect. He was also joined by his pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert Kennedy Jr.

Along with cabinet picks, the president-elect was joined by Speaker Mike Johnson, R-LA, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump.

DONALD TRUMP ARRIVES AT UFC 309 AT MSG; CROWD ROARS FOR PRESIDENT-ELECT WEEKS AFTER HISTORIC RALLY

Trump was also accompanied by UFC President Dana White – a longtime fan of the president-elect from before his political aspirations.

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White, who has frequented campaign events with Trump, hosted a 2001 UFC battle at Trump Taj Mahal, a former casino-hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey. 

Trump has attended UFC matches since – including during his 2024 campaign.

The stop at the historic Madison Square Garden comes after Trump made rapid-fire choices to fill his cabinet in the weeks after winning the Presidential Election on Nov. 5.

On Saturday, President-elect Trump announced that Chris Wright, the CEO and founder of Liberty Energy, will lead the Department of Energy in his new administration.

“I am thrilled to announce that Chris Wright will be joining my Administration as both United States Secretary of Energy, and Member of the newly formed Council of National Energy,” Trump said in a statement released Saturday.

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Trump’s nominees and administration picks during his second administration are being publicly announced at a much faster pace than during his first administration in 2016, which the transition team attributed to Trump’s commitment to putting “America first.”

“The American people re-elected President Trump by a resounding margin, giving him a mandate to implement the promises he made on the campaign trail, and his Cabinet picks reflect his priority to put America First. President Trump will continue to appoint highly qualified men and women who have the talent, experience and necessary skill sets to Make America Great Again,” Trump-Vance transition spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt told Fox News Digital when asked about Trump’s speedy rollout of Cabinet picks. 

Fox News Digital’s Emma Colton and Andrea Margolis contributed to this report.

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Report: Trump Team Putting Together List of Military Officers Involved in Afghanistan Withdrawal

President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is putting together a list of United States military officers who were involved in the Biden Administration’s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan, according to a recent report.

The post Report: Trump Team Putting Together List of Military Officers Involved in Afghanistan Withdrawal appeared first on Breitbart.

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Detroit News editorial says Senate should reject Gaetz, Hegseth

The Detroit News issued an editorial urging the Senate to reject President-elect Trump’s nominations of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) as attorney general and Fox News host Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense. 

“The Republican-controlled Senate should establish its intention to vigorously fulfill its advise and consent role, and its independence from the administration, by rejecting Gaetz and Hegseth,” it wrote.

The piece said the board has, generally, “no major objections” to Trump’s picks.

“However, two of his nominees for critical positions — Matt Gaetz as attorney general and Pete Hegseth as defense secretary — are so unacceptable their names should either be withdrawn by Trump or rejected by the Senate.

“Gaetz, a Republican representative from Florida, is unsuitable even to remain in Congress, let alone to assume the leadership of one of the most powerful departments of the federal government,” the board added referencing his review for allegedly engaging in sexual acts with a minor. 

Senators have already raised concerns about his nomination. 

“It is reckless of Trump to appoint a man who is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee on allegations of sexual misconduct and illicit drug use,” read the editorial piece. “The accusations also include accepting improper gifts, rewarding his friends with special favors and obstructing investigations into his misdeeds.”

The publication then affirmed calls for the House Ethics Committee to publicize the report into Gaetz, against the wishes of House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.).

”The American people should know exactly who the person is Trump has tapped to enforce the laws of the land and uphold the Constitution,” the board stated. 

“While Gaetz has denied the charges, the power vested in a U.S. attorney general demands the person in that position be above even the whiff of scandal. Gaetz reeks of scandal.”

The Detroit News then critiqued Hegseth for his lack of experience in military leadership and rhetoric surrounding removing “woke” generals with diverse backgrounds.

“That’s apparently the primary reason Trump selected him,” the outlet said, citing Hegseth’s past comments on the “woke ideology into the military.”

“Hegseth is in no way qualified to handle those roles,” the Detroit News wrote, opposing Hegseth’s control of the $1.13 trillion spending budget for Defense. “His only executive experience was as CEO of a veterans advocacy organization.”

The editorial piece also raised brief concerns with Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii).

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