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Former Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler volition co-chair President-elect Trump’s inaugural committee alongside Steve Witkoff, Trump's run announced Saturday.
The Republican person said the committee volition “honor” his triumph successful the 2024 election.
“The Trump Vance Inaugural Committee volition grant this magnificent triumph successful a solemnisation of the American People and our nation,” Trump said successful a statement.
“This volition beryllium the kick-off to my administration, which volition present connected bold promises to Make America Great Again,” helium added. “Together, we volition observe this moment, steeped connected past and tradition, and past get to enactment to execute the astir unthinkable aboriginal for our people, restoring strength, success, and communal consciousness to the Oval Office.”
Loeffler was appointed to the Senate successful 2019 by Gov. Brian Kemp (R) owed to a resignation from erstwhile Sen. Johnny Isakson (R).
While successful office, she was a staunch protagonist of Trump and supported a suit seeking to overturn the 2020 predetermination results but spoke retired against the measurement aft the January 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection.
The selections travel aft Trump tapped longtime elder advisor Susie Wilkes to service arsenic main of staff. She volition beryllium the archetypal pistillate successful past clasp the position.
On Truth Social, the incoming president besides mentioned 2 radical who won't beryllium joining his administration: erstwhile U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and erstwhile Secretary of State and CIA Director Mike Pompeo.
"I volition not beryllium inviting erstwhile Ambassador Nikki Haley, oregon erstwhile Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, to articulation the Trump Administration, which is presently successful formation," the president-elect said successful the Saturday post.
"I precise overmuch enjoyed and appreciated moving with them previously, and would similar to convey them for their work to our Country," helium continued. "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!"
While campaigning, Trump's opponents alleged helium did not similar to beryllium “challenged by women” and Trump received flack for telling radical he’d support the demographic whether they “like it oregon not.”
