Trump announces Labor secretary pick, Alexander Acosta, who would be only Latino in Cabinet
President Trump said Thursday that he will nominate former Justice
Department official R. Alexander Acosta as Labor secretary after his
first pick, fast-food executive Andy Puzder,
withdrew .
If confirmed, Acosta would be the only Latino in Trump’s Cabinet.
"He’ll be a tremendous secretary of Labor," Trump said at a news
conference in the East Room of the WHite House, noting that Acosta was
previously confirmed by the Senate three times.
Acosta
was assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights
Division under former President George W. Bush and also has served as
U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida and as a member of
the National Labor Relations Board.
Since 2009, Acosta has been dean of the law school at Florida International University in Miami.
Puzder, chief executive of Carpinteria-based CKE Restaurants Inc.,
parent company of Carl’s Jr and Hardee’s, withdrew the day before his
Senate confirmation hearing after several Republicans opposed him
because of a series of controversies, including admitting he had for
years employed a housekeeper in the U.S. illegally and decades-old
allegations of spousal abuse.
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