Matt Gaetz withdrew from looking at the Public Prosecutor, but many other candidates in Donald Trump are continuing the controversy. on Washington Week with the Atlantic OceanThe members of the committee joined Jeffrey Goldberg to discuss the options of other unbearable cabinets on an equal footing, and what can come after that for these candidates.
With the announcement of the Gaetz withdrawal, a lot of attention has turned into a Trump candidate for the Defense Secretary, Higseth, who faces, such as Gaetz, also allegations of sexual assault. “The members of the Senate who must be monitored in this nomination will not only be the national security hawks, but the members of the Republican Senate like Susan Collins, Laza Morkovsky, who are always the land cards, but also a person like Senator Johnny Ernst,” said Andrew Deedio last. The past night. Desiderio explained that Ernest has so far been free about Higseth’s nomination, but she was open to her support for women in the roles of fighting, which she spoke with Higseth.
Regarding Republican legislators for a long time, there are still questions about how to meet their reactions to Trump’s choices in the confirmation process. Will we see Mitch McConneel “Driving a rebel faction now after he will not be the Senate leader?” Goldberg requested the committee members last night.
“There may be a story what he does behind closed doors compared to what you see publicly,” said Zola Canin Youngs. He no longer works as a leader of his party, “now he does not worry about the management of factions in the Senate,” and given his previous criticism of Trump, McConnell “now has a deadline to be more explicit.”
Join the editor -in -chief Atlantic OceanJeffrey Goldberg, to discuss this and more: Laura Baron Lopez, White House correspondent PBS newshour; Andrew Dederio, a great correspondent in Congress in Punchbowl news; Zolan Kanno-Younds, White House correspondent in New York Times; Ashley Parker, a major national political correspondent for Washington Post.
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