{"id":2370965,"date":"2024-11-19T17:28:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T22:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marsha-blackburn-commits-to-supporting-every-one-of-trumps-nominees-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-19T17:30:00","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T22:30:00","slug":"marsha-blackburn-commits-to-supporting-every-one-of-trumps-nominees-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marsha-blackburn-commits-to-supporting-every-one-of-trumps-nominees-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Marsha Blackburn commits to supporting every one of Trump\u2019s nominees &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmarsha-blackburn-commits-to-supporting-every-one-of-trumps-nominees-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2370965&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator\u200d Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) has publicly committed to supporting all of President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s Cabinet nominees, emphasizing the urgency of filling\u2063 these positions quickly. Following Trump&#8217;s election victory \u2064over Vice President Kamala Harris, he has been <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">actively \u2063nominating candidates<\/a> for his\u2062 administration, including former Representative Matt\u2063 Gaetz for the role \u200dof attorney general. \u2064Blackburn expressed \u200bconfidence \u2063in Trump&#8217;s selections,\u200d stating that she and her fellow\u2062 Senate Republicans are prepared to support\u200d every nominee. She \u2064highlighted the importance of promptly \u200bfilling these roles to ensure effective governance.<\/p>\n<p>Controversy has surrounded Gaetz&#8217;s nomination due to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-anyone-more-annoying-or-treacherous-than-barack-obama\/\" title=\"Is Anyone More Annoying or Treacherous than Barack Obama?\">ongoing investigation<\/a>\u200b by the House Ethics Committee, which has lasted over three years. \u200bHouse Speaker Mike Johnson has \u2062urged the committee not to release its findings, while nearly 100 House \u2062Democrats have requested\u200b the immediate publication of the report related to Gaetz. Furthermore, Blackburn was asked about a new bill introduced by Representative Nancy Mace (R-SC) aimed at\u2062 banning \u200btransgender\u200b women\u200b from using women&#8217;s restrooms in the Capitol, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-mike-johnson-set-to-deploy-secret-plan-b-after-his-government-funding-bill-fails-report\/\" title=\"Speaker Mike Johnson Set to Deploy Secret &#039;Plan B&#039; After His Government Funding Bill Fails: Report\">indicating ongoing discussions<\/a> about gender identity and rights in Congress.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Marsha Blackburn commits to supporting every one of Trump&rsquo;s nominees<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1885649\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marsha-blackburn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Marsha Blackburn<\/a> (R-TN) vowed to vote in support of all of President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> Cabinet nominees, stressing a need to get to work as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In the two weeks since Trump won the election against Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kamala Harris<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-kelly-same-people-criticizing-trump-peddled-russia-collusion-hoax\/\" title=\"Mike Kelly: Same People Criticizing Trump Peddled Russia Collusion Hoax\">president-elect<\/a> has been busy nominating people and lawmakers for various positions in his administration, including former Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/matt-gaetz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Matt Gaetz<\/a> for attorney general. When asked if she plans to vote for Gaetz as attorney general, Blackburn said Trump has picked &ldquo;some great nominees&rdquo; and that she and her fellow Senate Republicans would be ready to support &ldquo;every single one of them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is important that our nation have these positions filled and filled quickly, and I can tell you I&rsquo;m going to be there to vote &lsquo;aye&rsquo; on these nominations and to make certain that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s Cabinet and these sensitive positions are filled as quickly as we can possibly do it,&rdquo; Blackburn said on NewsmaxTV&rsquo;s <em>National Report<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2701030&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=a78298f92c97a58ae59cac893321c053\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Gaetz&rsquo;s nomination has created some controversy in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Congress<\/a> in part because the House Ethics Committee has been investigating him for over three years. While House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA) has asked the committee not to release its report on Gaetz, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3234893\/democrats-letter-house-ethics-committee-release-gaetz-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">almost 100 House Democrats have signed a letter to the committee<\/a> asking for the report&rsquo;s &ldquo;immediate release.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Blackburn was also asked about Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3234053\/nancy-mace-ban-transgender-women-using-female-bathrooms-capitol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Nancy Mace&rsquo;s (R-SC) new bill<\/a> that would ban transgender women from using women&rsquo;s restrooms at the Capitol, which Mace introduced ahead of the swearing-in of Rep.-elect Sarah McBride (D-DE), Congress&rsquo;s first transgender member. The Tennessee senator referenced her fight against transgender athletes in women&rsquo;s sports, stating that she has been told by state voters how important it is &ldquo;for girls to know that they are going to have those protections.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While Mace&rsquo;s bill only relates to the Capitol and House office buildings, the South Carolina congresswoman has also said it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3234734\/johnson-house-transgender-bathrooms-nancy-mace-sarah-mcbride\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">could be &ldquo;the start&rdquo; for further expansion<\/a> to other federal properties that receive government funding.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/cspan\/status\/1858904341718958328\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Johnson originally dodged answering a question<\/a> Tuesday on whether or not McBride is a man or a woman, contending that he would not partake in &ldquo;silly debates&rdquo; on the matter. He later clarified his view by stating that while &ldquo;a man cannot become a woman,&rdquo; everyone should be treated &ldquo;with dignity.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1885649\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1885649\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marsha Blackburn pledges support for all Trump nominees<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2370966,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Blackburn-and-Gaetz.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36957,36667,45006],"class_list":["post-2370965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-marsha-blackburn","tag-political-support","tag-trump-nominees"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Blackburn-and-Gaetz.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370965","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2370965"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370965\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2370969,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370965\/revisions\/2370969"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2370966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2370965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2370965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2370965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}