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Trump Announces More Cabinet Members, Says He'll Distance Himself From Business

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President-elect Donald Trump gives the thumbs up as he arrives at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster clubhouse, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016 in Bedminster, N.J. (Carolyn Kaster/AP)
President-elect Donald Trump gives the thumbs up as he arrives at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster clubhouse, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016 in Bedminster, N.J. (Carolyn Kaster/AP)

President-elect Donald Trump named Wilbur Ross as secretary of commerce and Steven Mnuchin as secretary of treasury.

Trump also took to Twitter to announce that he is working to remove himself from his own business operations in an attempt to diffuse conflict of interest criticisms.

NPR business correspondent John Ydstie joins Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson to talk about Trump’s latest cabinet announcements and his decision to allow his children control his businesses.

This article was originally published on November 30, 2016.

This segment aired on November 30, 2016.

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