Trump names pick for State Dept spokesperson
US President-elect Donald Trump has tapped political analyst and former Fox News anchor Tammy Bruce for the position of State Department spokesperson.
He made the announcement in a post on his Truth Social platform on Saturday.
“It is my great honor to announce that Tammy Bruce will be joining our incredible nominee for US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, as spokesperson for the US Department of State,” Trump wrote.
Bruce, who until Friday served as a Fox News contributor, will replace Matthew Miller in the position. Trump praised Bruce as “a highly respected political analyst” who “understood the power and importance of MAGA,” short for his slogan ‘Make America Great Again’, early on.
“She… saw the lies and fraud of the radical left, and quickly became one of the strongest Conservative voices on radio and television. As one of the longest serving news contributors, Tammy has brought truth to the American people for over two decades,” Trump wrote, adding that Bruce “will bring that same strength of conviction and fearless spirit” to her new position.
Bruce, 62, joined Fox News in 2005, and in 2019 became the host of Get Tammy Bruce, which airs on the Fox Nation streaming service. According to Bruce’s Fox News biography, she was a Democrat until she registered as unaffiliated in 2008, and “now works to make sure her experience as a liberal community organizer is used to expose and help defeat the leftist agenda.”
An outspoken feminist, she previously also headed the Los Angeles chapter of the National Organization for Women. The TV personality has authored several books, including ‘The New American Revolution’, ‘The Death of Right and Wrong’, and ‘The New Thought Police’. Her latest book, ‘Fear Itself: Exposing the Left’s Mind-Killing Agenda’, released last summer, slams the “bureaucratic” US administration for “weaponizing fear” to obtain “unprecedented government control over our lives.”
Trump is scheduled to be sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on January 20. He has announced dozens of names of future officials since his victory over Joe Biden in the November election. Unlike several others tapped by Trump for positions in the new administration, Bruce will not need to be confirmed by the Senate for her role.
