Trump taps ND governor to head department of interior

Editor's Note: This headline has been updated.

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND) as secretary of the U.S. Department of Interior, CNN reports.

Trump made the announcement at the America First Policy Institute gala held Thursday at Mar-A-Lago, after previously “indicat[ing]” he’d make the appointment Friday, New York Post reports.

"We have a big announcement, and I won’t tell you, it’s — I won’t tell you the name of his, the exact name," Trump said Thursday, according to NBC News. "I think he’s an incredible person, got an unbelievably wonderful wife named Kathryn. So, I won’t tell you — his name might be something like 'Bur-gum.' Burgum.”

"He’s from North Dakota,” Trump added. “He’s going to be announced tomorrow for a very big position.”

As The Hill notes, “The department has control over energy development both on public lands and offshore."