Politics Local January 23, 2025

Trump Nominates Former Fast Food CEO as EU Ambassador

Donald Trump has nominated former fast food CEO Andrew Puzder as the U.S. ambassador to the EU, aiming to overcome past nomination issues. Puzder previously withdrew from a labor secretary nomination due to personal and tax-related controversies.


Trump Nominates Former Fast Food CEO as EU Ambassador

The President of the USA Donald Trump began the process of appointing a former head of the fast-food chain to the position of the US envoy to the European Union. Initially, he proposed the candidature of this person still during his first term, but due to the dissemination of information about his personal past activities, he had to withdraw his candidacy.

In 2017, Trump took on a job with Andy Paterno, who led the company owning the restaurant chains Hardee's and Carl's Jr., in the position of Secretary of Labor. However, it turned out that he had hired illegal immigrants as workers and did not pay taxes on their income, which forced him to resign from the position.

"During his 17-year tenure as the head of the company, Andy brought the company through financial hardships," - Trump wrote on the Truth Social platform.