Trump announces Miami native Alex Acosta as new Labor secretary nominee
Most of the people Trump has nominated to lead government agencies are white men: wealthy businessmen and financiers with no government experience, conservative members of
Acosta is different. Dean of
Acosta, who goes by Alex, is 48, grew up in
In making the announcement at the
It was a quick decision on the part of the president. Trump's original nominee,
Because of his previous jobs, Acosta has been confirmed three times by the
The president devoted only 45 seconds of the announcement to his nomination of Acosta -- then immediately diverted all attention to other issues. For an hour and ten minutes he held forth, first in a statement and then in a news conference, on his displeasure with the news media, the controversy swirling around his aides' contacts with
"He has an impressive record of achievement,"
On Twitter,
The
Among the most high-profile cases of Acosta's tenure as
While Acosta was
A pending lawsuit claims the decision not to prosecute Epstein on federal charges violated two teenage girls' rights as crime victims. A 2011 letter written by Acosta said that "Our judgment in this case, based on the evidence known at the time, was that it was better to have a billionaire serve time in jail, register as a sex offender and pay his victims restitution than risk a trial with a reduced likelihood of success."
After Bush left office in 2009, Acosta became the second dean of FIU's law school. In a written statement,
Acosta was a clerk for
Acosta is the chairman of
In a statement issued by the
The labor secretary pick came up again when Trump and
"Melania's terrific. She was here last night. We had dinner with
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