Sunday, 24 November 2024

President Trump Nominates Former NFL Player To Cabinet Position

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President Trump has nominated former NFL player Scott Turner for the position of Housing and Urban Development secretary.

“Scott is an NFL Veteran, who, during my First Term, served as the First Executive Director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council (WHORC), helping to lead an Unprecedented Effort that Transformed our Country’s most distressed communities. Those efforts, working together with former HUD Secretary, Ben Carson, were maximized by Scott’s guidance in overseeing 16 Federal Agencies which implemented more than 200 policy actions furthering Economic Development. Under Scott’s leadership, Opportunity Zones received over $50 Billion Dollars in Private Investment!” Trump announced.

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From the New York Post:

If confirmed by the Senate, Turner, 52, would lead the agency tasked with enforcing housing laws, managing programs to address housing needs, administering rental subsidies to lower-income families and handling housing discrimination cases.

He is expected to carry out promises long laid out along the Trump campaign trail, including reversing Biden-era fair housing policies and overhauling homelessness programs, Politico reported.

During Trump’s first term, Turner played a key role in leading the WHORC initiative, which Trump created in 2018 to “encourage public and private investment” in thousands of low-income census tracts designated as so-called “opportunity zones” by Trump’s 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

After Trump’s loss to Biden in 2020, Turner became the chair of the Center for Education Opportunity at America First Policy Institute, a group with close ties to Trump’s transition team.

Turner previously served in the Texas House of Representatives from 2013 to 2017.

“Thank you, Mr. President. I am thrilled to continue the outstanding work we began in your last administration at HUD with an incredible team. I am deeply humbled by your confidence in my nomination,” Turner said.

“I would also like to express the sincerest of gratitude to my mentor, Secretary @RealBenCarson. Few people are as compassionate and gracious as he is, and I am aware that I have big shoes to fill. The forgotten men and women of this great country over the past four years will be honored in the Trump administration,” he continued.

“Lastly, I am eternally grateful to my wonderful wife Robin, my son Solomon, and the many incredible friends who have supported me on this journey. We have an important mission ahead. To God be the glory. Let’s get to work!” he added.

Turner played cornerback in the NFL for nine seasons before venturing into politics.

Per The Hill:

Turner currently works as chair of the Center for Education Opportunity at America First Policy Institute. The organization works as a think tank for the former president and employs his trusted staffers like Linda McMahon, who will head the Department of Education.

It was founded three years before the end of Trump’s first term in 2017.

Prestonwood Baptist Church in Texas currently lists Turner as an associate pastor. In the past, he has also worked as a “chief inspiration officer” for a software company according to Yahoo News.

In that role he served as a professional mentor, pastor, and councilor for the employees and executive team.


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