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Trump Names Acosta As New Choice To Become Labor Secretary

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President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)
President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)

President Trump says he's chosen Alexander Acosta to be labor secretary — a day after Trump's first nominee, fast-food executive Andrew Puzder, withdrew when he lost support among Republican senators.

NPR White House correspondent Scott Horsley (@HorsleyScott) joins Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson to discuss Trump's press conference at the White House on Thursday.

With reporting from The Associated Press

This article was originally published on February 16, 2017.

This segment aired on February 16, 2017.

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