WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday he would nominate billionaire Houston Rockets basketball team owner Tilman Fertitta to be his administration's ambassador to Italy.
Fertitta is the chairman and owner of Landry's, which operates a large collection of restaurants, hotels and casinos across the United States.
In a post on his Social Truth platform, Trump praised the 67-year-old Texas native as a “successful businessman” and philanthropist.