USDA secretary nominee says politics shouldn't influence California wildfire response

President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Department of Agriculture says efforts by the U.S. Forest Service to fight wildfires in California shouldn’t be influenced by politics. Brooke Rollins, Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Department of Agriculture, also acknowledged Thursday during her Senate confirmation hearing that Trump’s plans for mass deportations and tariffs could create hardships for the agriculture industry, but she says his election demonstrated that the public supports such actions. Trump nominated Rollins, to lead a sprawling agency that oversees farming, forestry, ranching, food quality and nutrition. If confirmed, Rollins would take charge of the agency at a time when many farmers have seen their profits plunge.