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Donald Trump announced he is nominating Keith Sonderling to service arsenic US caput of labor, a domiciled he is presently filling arsenic acting caput aft Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s announced her departure successful April.
“It is my Great Honor to denote that I americium nominating Keith E. Sonderling, nan outstanding Acting United States Secretary of Labor, to beryllium permanent,” Trump wrote connected Truth Social. “Keith antecedently served arsenic Deputy Secretary and Chief Operating Officer and, during my First Term, worked astatine nan U.S. Department of Labor arsenic nan Acting and Deputy Administrator of nan U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division.”
Trump added: “Throughout his career, Keith has proven his dedication to delivering beardown results for nan Hardworking People of our Country, and I cognize he will do an unthinkable occupation successful his caller role.”
Sonderling thanked Trump successful his ain societal media post: “I americium profoundly grateful to President Trump for his spot and confidence. Serving successful some of President Trump’s Administrations has been nan top grant of my life. If confirmed by nan Senate, I look guardant to continuing that work arsenic Secretary of Labor and advancing nan President’s schedule connected behalf of America’s workers, families, unions, and occupation creators.”
Sonderling made waves precocious erstwhile he sent letters to 53 states and national territories demanding they return action to “combat waste, fraud, and abuse” wrong nan unemployment security programme and threatened to withhold administrative costs for nan first clip successful history.
“We are officially putting governors connected notice,” Sonderling said connected 17 June. “The American group will nary longer tolerate nan blatant waste, fraud, and maltreatment of their hard-earned taxation dollars – nary authorities should let it either. If states let it, they will suffer nan consequences. This section is nary longer acrophobic to usage each lever disposable to guarantee payer money is protected.”
Sonderling appeared connected Fox News to talk nan letters and claimed Democrat-led states – he singled retired California, New York and Illinois – person nan highest instances of fraud, but provided nary grounds of nan alleged fraud successful unemployment systems.
“I will fundamentally trim disconnected nan states’ administrative costs and past they won’t beryllium capable to administer this unemployment security owed to nan fraud,” he said.
In April, Chavez-DeRemer stepped down aft a bid of misconduct allegations, which prompted an soul investigation. The claims included having a intersexual narration pinch a personnel of her information team, sending her unit to prime up liquor and attempting to usage business trips arsenic excuses for individual travel.
Chavez-DeRemer’s husband, Shawn DeRemer, besides faced a bid of allegations, including having sexually assaulted 2 female unit members.
Sonderling served astatine nan US adjacent employment opportunity commission, and was later tapped by Trump to service arsenic lawman labour secretary. He besides served arsenic acting head of nan Institute of Museum and Library Services and acting nether caput of commerce for number business improvement successful 2025.
Michael Sainato contributed reporting
