Trump Picks Labor Secretary, Heads West to Meet OSU Victims

Trump Picks Labor Secretary, Heads West to Meet OSU Victims
US President-elect Donald Trump returns to elevators after speaking to the media at Trump Tower in New York on Dec. 6, 2016. EDUARDO MUNOZ ALVAREZ/AFP/Getty Images
The Associated Press
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NEW YORK—President-elect Donald Trump is taking on a somber task Thursday that became all too familiar to his predecessor—supporting survivors after an outbreak of violence, this time families and victims from last week’s attack at Ohio State University.

Trump is flying to Columbus, Ohio, to meet with several people who were slashed by Ohio State student Abdul Razak Ali Artan. Artan, 18, first rammed a campus crowd with his car before getting out with a knife and stabbing students and being fatally shot by police.

As Trump left for Ohio, there was word that he is expected to pick fast-food executive Andrew Puzder to lead the Labor Department. That’s according to a Republican official and a person close to Trump’s transition, both speaking on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to disclose the information before the official announcement.

CEO of CKE Restaurants Andy Puzder (C) departs Trump Tower, in New York City ON Dec. 7, 2016. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
CEO of CKE Restaurants Andy Puzder (C) departs Trump Tower, in New York City ON Dec. 7, 2016. Drew Angerer/Getty Images