Trump expected to offer Kelly Loeffler agriculture secretary

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President-elect Donald Trump is expected to offer Kelly Loeffler the job of secretary of the Department of Agriculture, two people familiar with the matter told CNN.

He is scheduled to meet with her at Mar-a-Lago on Friday afternoon, but as always, nothing is final until Trump makes the announcement.

Loeffler, who briefly represented Georgia in the Senate, had raised money for Trump during the 2024 race and raised several million dollars for his campaign over the summer when she hosted a debate night with Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley. Several of Trump’s other Cabinet picks – including Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Elise Stefanik – was at that party.

Loeffler is also co-chairing Trump’s inauguration, as CNN previously reported.

The agriculture job is likely to be an important one — especially since Trump’s pick to head the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has vowed to assert his influence over the agriculture industry.

This is a breaking story and will be updated.