What’s happening: Director of National Intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard and Health and Human Services Secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. both cleared their respective committees and are likely to be confirmed to their posts next week.

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Rich Henke1 year ago

Talk about DEI - Trump’s cabinet picks are about as diverse as they get. Trump is not afraid of diversity but still insists on merit rather than race, gender, ideology or all the other divisive labels insisted on by Dems. While Biden and his cronies talked about unity, Trump is actually doing something about it. And the fact that Republicans are uniting behind him is a sign that our government is moving in the direction of being functional again.

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Doug Ebbecke1 year ago

After watching Gabbards interview with PragerU CEO it put her in a interesting insight to both her and congress. After two terms she has insight many don’t. RFK Jr may leave a bit to be desired in some areas, but it appears we need someone with our best health interests in mind.

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sharon smith1 year ago

More Dems should watch and listen, using their analytic brain to sort out fact from fiction and which party has been the more self-serving, ignoring the needs of the 'average, middle-class' Americans in favor of Woke-ness. We've all heard, ad naseum the unique sifferences some people live with and have become sensitized enough by this time to not label people who are seen as abnormal, freaks. We now, hopefully have more compassion for our differences and don't need further training on that subject, so I beg you to pull back some of your rhetoric.

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Jim Dee1 year ago

I don’t trust either nominee. Both will have difficulty leading their respective employees, troubled waters ahead.

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David McCool1 year ago

They will succeed or fail on their own accord… I predict they both will prosper and our country will benefit from their participation.

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Scott Connell1 year ago

Republican's need to get onboard and back Trumps cabinet picks, period! What's the worst thing that can happen? They screwup in their cabinet job and Trump fires them or they get impeached. Having Senate confirmation just makes the senators feel like they have some power over the president.

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Patricia Kelly1 year ago

I am not crazy about your statement that these confirmations would showcase Trump' complete control of the Republican party. I would prefer to think that all are close to being on the same page. Kennedy is our best chance to clean up medical, pharmaceutical and food industry malfeasance, which are definitely having a negative impact on our people. Gabbard is a powerful human being as well as being supremely qualified to handle intelligence, which has been corrupted into being politically manipulative. What a delight it would be to have someone with her integrity and courage in this position.

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Bruce Margolis1 year ago

Sorry, I disagree that these cabinet picks were in jeopardy. Each one only needs 50 senators and that was virtually guaranteed. Okay, so the two female senators and RINO McConnell are not guarantees but Vance is the tiebreaker. All will be confirned.