President-elect Trump on Sunday night revealed several new nominees for senior Pentagon roles.
In a Truth Social post, Trump said he was naming a “slate of America First Patriots” to work with his Defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth, including investor Stephen Feinberg as the next deputy secretary of defense.
Feinberg would “help Make the Pentagon Great Again,” Trump wrote, adding that the “extremely successful businessman” graduated from Princeton University before founding investment firm Cerberus Capital Management in 1992.
Over several more Truth Social posts on Sunday, Trump named Elbridge “Bridge” Colby as his pick for undersecretary for policy, Michael Duffey for undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment, Emil Michael as undersecretary for research and engineering, Keith Bass as assistant secretary for health affairs, and Joe Kasper as chief of staff for the secretary of Defense.
Trump called Colby, who served as the deputy assistant secretary of Defense for strategy and force development in his last administration, a “highly respected advocate for our America First foreign and defense policy.”
“Bridge will work closely with my outstanding Secretary of Defense Nominee, Pete Hegseth, to restore our Military power, and achieve my policy of PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH,” Trump said, noting that Colby graduated from Harvard University and Yale Law School.
“Mike will drive change at the Pentagon and, as a staunch proponent of an America First approach to our National Defense, will work to revitalize our Defense Industrial Base, and rebuild our Military,” Trump said of Duffey.
Trump said Michael would “ensure that our Military has the most technologically sophisticated weapons in the World, while saving A LOT of money for our Taxpayers,” noting he was a graduate of Harvard University and Stanford Law School.
And Bass, a retired Navy commander up for assistant secretary for health affairs, will “ensure our Troops are healthy, and receiving the best Medical Care possible,” Trump said.
Trump pointed to Bass’s more than 30 years of experience in healthcare, including work with the medical departments of the DOD, CIA, and the White House.
