The president-elect is said to have chosen a former senior military officer. An announcement is likely by early next week, according to the people familiar with the decision.
Sens. Warren and Sanders criticize president-elect for choosing Wall Street insiders for key economic posts.
Chao will be tasked with implementing Trump’s plan to rebuilt the nation’s infrastructure and Price with dismantling Obamacare.
Heated infighting between president-elect’s top advisers over high-level post has been unusually public.
President-elect chooses Don McGahn, a well-known campaign finance lawyer, and KT McFarland, a longtime national security analyst.
Don McGhan, a well-known campaign finance lawyer, will be White House counsel; K.T. McFarland, a national security analyst, to be deputy national security adviser.
The president-elect recruits former foes and critics for top posts.
The decisions add diversity to an inner circle that was coming under fire for being composed mostly of white men.
The president-elect’s appeared to back way from a campaign promise to seek a criminal investigation of “Crooked Hillary,” saying instead that he doesn’t “want to hurt the Clintons.”
After canceling a planned meeting with the New York Times and engaging in a Twitter war, the president-elect sits down with the paper’s editors and reporters.
