A look at some of President-elect Trump’s nominees and their confirmation hearings last week:
Attorney General – former Florida AG Pam Bondi: (before the Senate Judiciary Committee) – the Democrats spent an inordinate amount of time questioning her on Kash Patel: from her opening statement – from her opening statement – “If confirmed as United States Attorney General, my overriding objective would be to return the Department of Justice to its core mission of keeping Americans safe and vigorously enforcing the law. That requires getting back to basics—prosecuting violent crime and gang activity, stopping child predators and drug traffickers, protecting our nation from terrorists and other foreign threats, and 2 addressing the overwhelming crisis at the Border. The Department of Justice must also return to defending the foundational rights of all Americans, including free speech, free exercise of religion, and the right to bear arms. That is what the American people expect and deserve from the Department. If confirmed, I will do what it takes to make America safe again.”
CIA Director – former Congressman John Ratcliffe (before the Senate Intelligence Committee) – He told the committee: “We will collect intelligence — especially human intelligence — in every corner of the globe, no matter how dark or difficult. We will produce insightful, objective, all-source analysis, never allowing political or personal biases to cloud our judgment or infect our products.”
“To the brave CIA officers listening around the world, if all of this sounds like what you signed up for, then buckle up and get ready to make a difference. If it doesn’t, then it’s time to find a new line of work.”
Director of the Office of Management and Budget – Russell Vought (before the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee): Vought served in this capacity during President Trump’s first administration. “”There is unfinished business on behalf of the American people, and it’s an honor of a lifetime to get the call again,” Vought said in a post on X after getting the nomination.
Earlier this month, Vought met with US Senator Pete Ricketts to discuss “cutting regulations and unleashing prosperity for the American people,” the Nebraska representative wrote on X.
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