Allies of Andrew Puzder, President-elect Trump’s nominee to be secretary of labor, say there is no truth to the rumors that the nominee is having second thoughts about joining the Cabinet.

They argue that the rumors are little more than a whispering campaign by Puzder’s critics in organized labor intended to give the bogus impression that his nomination is in trouble.

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