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The Census Bureau is now headed by a Trump official in an acting position

A door knocker carries a U.S. Census Bureau messenger bag outside a home in Winter Park, Fla., in 2020.
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A door knocker carries a U.S. Census Bureau messenger bag outside a home in Winter Park, Fla., in 2020.

The Trump administration has put in place a new acting director of the U.S. Census Bureau, 91ÖÆÆ¬³§ has learned.

George Cook, a Trump official at the Commerce Department, was named the bureau's leader as of Wednesday, according to three bureau employees who received a staff announcement Friday and asked 91ÖÆÆ¬³§ not to name them because they are not authorized to speak to the press.

The press offices for the bureau and the White House did not immediately respond to 91ÖÆÆ¬³§'s requests for comment.

Cook's new role comes after President Trump while preparations for the country's 2030 head count are already underway.

In January, the bureau's previous director — Robert Santos, a nominee of former President Joe Biden — his five-year term.

This is a breaking news story and will be updated.

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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) is a national correspondent for 91ÖÆÆ¬³§ reporting on the people, power and money behind the U.S. census.