Several former members of Donald Trump’s first administration have been tapped to fill key cabinet roles as he prepares to take back the White House this month, the president-elect announced in a series of Truth Social posts Saturday.
Bradbury, who served as the general counsel of the Department of Transportation during Trump’s first term, was credited by the 47th president for rebuilding “our crumbling infrastructure” and slashing regulations that were “killing jobs” and small businesses.
Danly is a retired US Army officer, who served two tours in Iraq, where he earned the Bronze Star and Purple Heart, Trump said.
“Paul also helped us drive the claims backlog to its LOWEST LEVEL in VA History.”
“Paul was a great VA Under Secretary of Benefits in my First Term, implementing Legislation I signed to improve the GI Bill and Appeals Modernization,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Trump praised Mulligan as a “fantastic economist” and a “highly respected expert on regulations that are crushing our Small Businesses.” He previously held the title of Chief Economist of Trump’s Council of Economic Advisers.
The incoming president also chose Paul R. Lawrence to serve as deputy secretary of Veteran Affairs; University of Chicago professor Casey B. Mulligan as chief counsel for advocacy at the US Small Business Administration; and Army veteran James Danly as deputy secretary of energy.
MacGregor will return to the Department of Interior, where she served during Trump’s first four years as president.