Trump Chooses Scott Turner for HUD Role Impacting 4.3M Families

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[{"selector":"#anim-a8869d5a-2822-42b1-8703-f08cd8dec578","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5141b990-46f0-4ddf-a25e-97cee976d0b1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3fdfc174-2825-4833-a2d4-ad6f86346aae","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4b3965c3-b9ee-4af8-893a-00f20dc9bb89","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.18987%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-876796f3-13c5-48fd-aa02-6fdf50750b34","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-653cfbf5-e48e-46a2-b585-5b752acc4fb2","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fba7d4dc-3258-4dcf-a51f-bb699a9355de","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-741c78ef-cbb7-4872-a5e1-e0e0e4a2afa8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -3521.10684%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Turner's journey from seventh-round NFL draft pick to scoring a 75-yard touchdown with San Diego shaped his unexpected path to political leadership. Photo Source: @scottturnerofficial (Instagram) Photo Source: @scottturnerofficial (Instagram)

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