President-elect Donald Trump, now a month away from returning to the White House, threatened to reclaim control of the Panama Canal as he spoke Sunday at Turning Point USA's America Fest in Arizona. CBS News correspondent Cristian Benavides has more on Trump's comments and his choice for special envoy to the U.

In a statement posted on Truth Social, Trump said Burnett "brings a unique blend of diplomatic acumen and international recognition to this important role."

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for special envoy to the United Kingdom is a former reality television colleague. “It is my great honor to appoint Mark Burnett as the Special Envoy to the United Kingdom,

Donald Trump has appointed British television producer Mark Burnett, who produced "The Apprentice," as a special envoy to the United Kingdom.

The scope of Burnett’s diplomatic role was not immediately clear. Such posts are usually set up for countries where there are conflicts or the U.S. has no diplomatic presence.

"With a distinguished career in television production and business, Mark brings a unique blend of diplomatic acumen and international recognition to this important role," Trump wrote.

President-elect Donald Trump has appointed British television producer Mark Burnett, known for creating "The Apprentice," as Special Envoy to the United Kingdom. Burnett, who has a distinguished career in television production,

Twenty years after TV producer Mark Burnett gave Donald Trump a job on The Apprentice, Trump is giving Burnett a job in his administration. On Saturday, December 21, Trump announced in a Truth Social post that he’s appointing Burnett as his Special Envoy to the United Kingdom.

President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday that he wants Mark Burnett, the British television producer who created “The Apprentice,” to serve as special envoy to the United Kingdom in his second term.

President-elect Donald Trump has named veteran British television producer Mark Burnett as Special Envoy to the United Kingdom, part of a broader slate of administration appointments announced on his Truth Social platform Saturday.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Mark Burnett, the power producer who helped reintroduce Donald Trump to a national television audience with “The Apprentice,” is being tapped by the president ...