Trump Allies Pressure Senators To Back Cabinet Picks

Taegan Goddard, Political Wire
Fri, 12/13/2024 - 12:54pm

“Republican senators raising questions about President-elect Donald Trump’s selections are hearing a new message: Fall in line,” the Washington Post reports. “On the Hill this week some GOP lawmakers faced blistering blowback for questioning the background or behavior of Trump’s Cabinet picks, most notably Pete Hegseth, the former Fox News host tapped to lead the Pentagon, as well as former congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, whom Trump chose to lead the intelligence community.

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