Trump says Russell Vought will return as OMB director

By Gavin Bade | 11/22/2024 08:00 PM EST

Vought was a prominent contributor to the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 initiative to draft proposals for a second Trump administration.

Then-President Donald Trump listens as acting director of the Office of Management and Budget Russ Vought speaks.

President Donald Trump listens as acting director of the Office of Management and Budget Russ Vought speaks during an event in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Oct. 9, 2019, in Washington. Evan Vucci/AP

President-elect Donald Trump says Russell Vought will return as director of the Office of Management and Budget director in his new administration.

Vought will lead the powerful office tasked with reviewing federal regulations and developing the president’s budget, Trump said in a post on his social media platform. “He did an excellent job serving in this role in my First Term,” the president-elect said. “We cut four Regulations for every new Regulation, and it was a Great Success!

Vought was a prominent contributor to the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 initiative to draft proposals for a second Trump administration.

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