President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday plucked a little-known Houston businessman ... to Italy the guy whose name decorates about half of the city's buildings. Tilman Fertitta, the CEO of Landry's, 67-year-old owner of the Houston Rockets and valued ...

Donald Trump announced Saturday that he is tapping Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta to be the next ambassador to Italy, where firebrand Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has become a European power player — and a Trump favorite.

Security vehicles at Tilman Fertitta’s Post Oak Hotel closely resemble the squad cars used by Constable Alan Rosen in Precinct 1.

Fertitta, owner of the Houston Rockets and Landry’s restaurant group, hosted a fundraiser for Trump earlier this year.

Donald Trump will nominate CNBC’s Billion Dollar Buyer host and Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta as the United States ambassador to Italy.

In a post to Truth Social, Trump praised Fertitta for his "long history of giving back to the community through numerous philanthropic initiatives."

President-elect Donald Trump nominated the owner of the Houston Rockets, who also has real estate development interest.

Tilman Fertitta has been nominated to serve as the United States Ambassador to Italy, according to a Saturday release from President-elect Donald Trump.

Tilman Fertitta is the chairman, chief executive officer and owner of Landry’s Inc., the Houston-based hospitality and entertainment company which operates three Golden Nugget casino hotels

His team includes Ivanka’s ex-con father-in-law, Don Jr.’s ex-fiancée, several billionaire pals, and lots of people with no diplomatic experience.

Mark Burnett, who was born in London, helped produce hits like “Survivor” and “The Voice,” but is perhaps best known for teaming up with Trump for “The Apprentice,” which first aired on NBC in 2004.