Trump taps Brooke Rollins as agriculture secretary

President-elect Trump tapped Brooke Rollins arsenic his agriculture secretary.

In a connection connected Saturday, Trump lauded Rollins' "commitment to enactment the American Farmer, defence of American Food Self-Sufficiency, and the restoration of Agriculture-dependent American Small Towns."

"A arrogant Graduate of Texas A&M University, Brooke earned a Bachelor’s of Science Degree successful Agriculture Development, and J.D., with Honors," the announcement said. "From her upbringing successful the tiny and Agriculture-centered municipality of Glen Rose, Texas, to her years of enactment engagement with Future Farmers of America and 4H, to her generational Family Farming background, to guiding her 4 kids successful their amusement cattle careers, Brooke has a practitioner’s experience, on with heavy Policy credentials successful some Nonprofit and Government enactment astatine the State and National levels."

Brooke Rollins, president and CEO of AFPI, is seen during the America First Policy Institute's America First Agenda Summit astatine the Marriott Marquis, July 26, 2022. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Rollins served arsenic manager of the Office of American Innovation and acting manager of the Domestic Policy Council during the archetypal Trump administration. 

Since her clip successful the Trump White House, Rollins has co-founded the America First Policy Institute deliberation tank.