Trump Picks Steve Mnuchin To Lead Treasury Department

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President-elect Donald Trump has picked his campaign finance chairman, Steve Mnuchin, to be his Treasury secretary. Wilbur Ross, a billionaire who has made a career of resurrecting dying companies, confirmed in the same interview that he is Trump's choice for commerce secretary, the face of American business around the world. Mnuchin, 53, who is Jewish, made his fortune as a banker for Goldman Sachs, and has also helmed smaller banks and also produced the blockbuster films “Avatar” and the “X-Men,” among others. In a 2-minute campaign ad released just before the election, Trump’s voice is heard blasting “the political establishment,” as images of stern-faced, blue-collar workers are shown alongside the faces of public figures like Hillary Clinton, and more notably, Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein.
Trump picks banker and businessman Steven Mnuchin to be his Secretary of the Treasury.