Report: Trump's Cabinet Worth $14.5 Billion so Far

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By    |   Wednesday, 07 December 2016 10:01 PM EST ET

President-elect Donald Trump's picks for his cabinet have a combined wealth of more than $14 billion, a huge number that includes four billionaires.

NBC News  pulled together some numbers from various sources and discovered that the total net worth of Trump's nominated cabinet stands around $14.5 billion. And he's less than halfway through naming all of his picks.

Trump himself is a billionaire, with Forbes estimating his net worth to be $3.7 billion.

A brief look at the fortunes of Trump's cabinet picks this far:

  • Todd Ricketts, Deputy Secretary of Commerce: $5.3 billion
  • Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education: $5.1 billion
  • Wilbur Ross, Secretary of Commerce: $2.9 billion
  • Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury: $46 million
  • Ben Carson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: $26 million
  • Elaine Chao, Secretary of Transportation: $16.9 million
  • Tom Price, Secretary of Health and Human Services: $13.6 million
  • Jeff Sessions, Attorney General: $15.8 million
  • Linda McMahon, Head of Small Business Administration: $1.16 billion (with husband Vince McMahon)

Trump said he would release "almost all" of his remaining cabinet picks this week. 

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