The president-elect announced his pick in a post on his social networking app Truth Social on Monday, saying that Mr Duffy, a 53-year-old former Wisconsin congressman, is a "tremendous and well-liked public servant” who is “admired across the aisle” for his work with Democrats on expanding US infrastructure.
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