川普宣佈更多引起爭議的內閣成員大綱
With a little more than six weeks until his inauguration, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has accelerated his cabinet selection process. This week, Trump or his transition officials announced his choices to head defense, environment, homeland security and housing, as well as the U.S. ambassador to China. Some of his latest picks have sparked renewed controversy as did his earlier ones.
Scott Pruitt, Oklahoma state attorney general, known as a supporter of the fossil fuel industry, is expected to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. Pruitt has been criticized for expressing skepticism about global warming, despite scientific evidence that human activity is contributing to climate change. He has led a legal battle against President Barack Obama's climate change policies.
Many consider his selection as controversial as the selection of neurosurgeon Ben Carson to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development. But Trump thinks differently, "I believe we are in the process of putting together one of the all-time great cabinets that has ever been assembled in our nation's history."
Retired Marine General John Kelly, a veteran of the Iraq War, is to become new Homeland Security chief. He will be in charge of combating terrorism and implementing Trump's promised crackdown on illegal immigration.
Later Wednesday the president-elect held talks with wrestling executive Linda McMahon, who is expected to be offered the leadership of the Small Business Administration.
Trump is meeting Iowa Governor Terry Branstad on Thursday to offer him the post of next U.S. ambassador to China. The long-serving Republican governor has extensive ties to China and friendship with its president, Xi Jinping. His selection has wider approval than some of Trump's other picks.
The transition team says more cabinet members will be selected next week. Trump has said he has narrowed down the list of candidates for the most important cabinet post - secretary of state - and that a former critic, one-time Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, remains on it.現在距離當選總統唐納德· 川普上任還有不到六個星期，他正在加緊任命內閣成員。這個星期川普及其過渡團隊宣佈了負責國防，環保，國家安全，城市住房與發展事務，以及美國駐華大使的提名人選。其中一些提名再度引發爭議。
奧克拉荷馬州司法部長斯哥特· 普魯特（Scott Pruitt）被提名爲環保署署長；普魯特支持礦物燃料產業，有人批評他無視科學證據，對人類行爲促成全球氣候變暖持懷疑態度。 普魯特還向奧巴馬總統的氣候變化政策提起過法律訴訟。
很多人認爲提名普魯特擔任環保署署長和提名神經科醫生本· 卡森擔任住房與城市發展部部長一樣具有爭議性，但是川普顯然不同意這個看法。他說：“我相信我們正在組建的內閣會是美國曆史上最棒的內閣之一。”
退役海軍陸戰隊上將翰· 凱利將成爲新的國土安全部部長。他將負責打擊恐怖主義、執行川普所主張的打擊非法移民的政策。
川普星期三會晤了職業摔跤娛樂公司老闆琳達· 麥馬漢， 可能讓她擔任小企業管理局局長。
川普星期四將會晤愛奧華州長特里· 布蘭斯塔德，提名他爲美國駐華大使。這位共和黨州長與中國有很深的淵源，和中國國家主席習近平相識已久。布蘭斯塔德比川普任命的其他人選得到了更爲廣泛的支持。
川普的權力交接團隊說，下星期還會任命一批內閣成員。川普表示，他已經縮小了國務卿這個至關重要的內閣人選的範圍，曾嚴厲批評川普的前馬薩諸塞州州長羅姆尼仍在候選名單上。
