{"id":2377332,"date":"2024-12-06T18:06:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T23:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-warm-up-to-some-of-trumps-cabinet-nominees-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-06T18:07:01","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T23:07:01","slug":"democrats-warm-up-to-some-of-trumps-cabinet-nominees-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-warm-up-to-some-of-trumps-cabinet-nominees-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats warm up to some of Trump&#8217;s Cabinet 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=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fdemocrats-warm-up-to-some-of-trumps-cabinet-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=2377332&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>The article discusses the \u200cgrowing acceptance\u2064 among some Democrats of President-elect Donald \u2063trump&#8217;s\u200b Cabinet nominees,\u200d despite the \u2064controversies\u200b surrounding others. Notably, Scott\u200d Bessent, Trump&#8217;s pick \u2063for Treasury Secretary, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/google-to-summarize-search-results-from-news-articles-via-generative-ai\/\" title=\"Google uses generative AI to summarize news articles in search results.\">garnered positive feedback<\/a> from democratic Senator Mark\u200b Warner, who\u2063 praised Bessent&#8217;s \u200bintelligence adn capability. Similarly, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand expressed support for Trump\u2019s\u2063 nomination\u200b of \u2062Paul atkins to lead the \u2063Securities \u2062and Exchange Commission, calling it a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-hasnt-spoken-to-biden-since-he-ended-reelection-bid-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Pelosi hasn\u2019t spoken to Biden since he ended reelection bid - Washington Examiner\">strong choice due<\/a> to his relevant\u2063 experience.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer\u2019s nomination \u200bfor Labor Secretary has received\u2062 attention from several Democrats. Both Senator Elizabeth Warren and Senator Tim Kaine have \u2064indicated their support for her, given her history of aligning \u2064with labor interests. The article highlights the\u2062 elaborate \u2063political landscape, with some Democrats\u2064 acknowledging support for certain Trump nominees while also expressing concerns about the more controversial choices, setting the stage for a\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">tumultuous political \u2062period \u200cahead<\/a>.  <\/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\">Democrats warm up to some of Trump&rsquo;s Cabinet nominees despite controversy surrounding others<\/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_1896416\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Democrats are warming up to some of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"President-elect Donald Trump\">President-elect Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s Cabinet picks, even as his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3252465\/trump-hegseth-fox-news-awards-night-desantis-waits-in-wings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"controversial cabinet picks\">controversial<\/a> picks have been taking up the spotlight on Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s pick to lead the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/treasury-department\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Treasury Department<\/a>, hedge fund manager Scott Bessent, appears to have some bipartisan appeal. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), a centrist member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs committee, said he had heard &ldquo;some good things&rdquo; about Bessent.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t always agree with his politics, but I think he&rsquo;s smart,&rdquo; Warner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/morning-money\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">told<\/a> <em>Politico<\/em>. &ldquo;I think he&rsquo;s capable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) called Trump&rsquo;s selection of Paul Atkins to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission &ldquo;a strong choice&rdquo; and indicated she is willing to support his nomination.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He has the right experience and I think he&rsquo;s a commissioner that would work well with Congress,&rdquo; she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/morning-money\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">told<\/a> <em>Politico.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s genuinely surprising to watch Trump nominate picks for his economic team that appear to have support among Democrats but then some others that are absolute lunatics when it comes to defense and the DOJ,&rdquo; a Democratic Senate staffer said on the condition of anonymity. &ldquo;We are in for a wild ride the next four years.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Democrats\">Democrats<\/a> have praised Trump&rsquo;s pick to lead the Labor Department, Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR). She has positioned herself as an ally of labor and cosponsored the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/house-bill\/842\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Protecting the Right to Organize Act<\/a>, a bill that would override &ldquo;right-to-work&rdquo; laws in states while strengthening workers&rsquo; ability to unionize.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elizabeth-warren\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elizabeth Warren<\/a> (D-MA) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3248342\/trump-pro-union-labor-secretary-pick-progressive-darling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said<\/a> she looked forward to hearing more from Chavez-DeRemer.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a big deal that one of the few Republican lawmakers who have endorsed the PRO Act could lead the Department of Labor,&rdquo; Warren said. &ldquo;If Chavez-DeRemer commits as labor secretary to strengthen labor unions and promote worker power, she&rsquo;s a strong candidate for the job.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) also suggested he would be supportive of her nomination.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Her track record would suggest she could be a good advocate,&rdquo; he said, speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill this week.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) also said it was &ldquo;smart&rdquo; for Trump to nominate Chavez-DeRemer given the results of the last elections.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think that means that [Trump is] making a move to continue to grab even more votes out of the unions,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Chavez-DeRemer&rsquo;s nomination could be more of a challenge among Republicans, with some already airing their concerns about her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/will-the-gops-union-push-pay-off-in-november-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Will the GOP&#039;s union push pay off in November? - Washington Examiner\">pro-union stances<\/a>, such as Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3241715\/trump-tees-up-policy-clash-gop-senate-cabinet-picks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">weighed in<\/a> shortly after Chavez-DeRemer was nominated.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I will need to get a better understanding of her support for Democrat legislation in Congress that would strip Louisiana&rsquo;s ability to be a right to work state, and if that will be her position going forward,&rdquo; he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenBillCassidy\/status\/1860153529849225587\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">wrote<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I look forward to speaking with Chavez-DeRemer about her vision for DOL. I will need to get a better understanding of her support for Democrat legislation in Congress that would strip Louisiana&rsquo;s ability to be a right to work state, and if that will be her position going forward.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (@SenBillCassidy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenBillCassidy\/status\/1860153529849225587?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Democrats have also made it clear that Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), whom Trump nominated for secretary of state, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3229104\/trump-nominates-marco-rubio-secretary-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">will likely be easily confirmed<\/a>. Many have also expressed approval for Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats&rsquo; support for many of these Cabinet picks comes as Trump&rsquo;s more controversial choices have sucked up the oxygen in the nation&rsquo;s capital. Defense Secretary nominee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pete-hegseth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Pete Hegseth&rsquo;s<\/a> future is facing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3229104\/trump-nominates-marco-rubio-secretary-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">major uncertainty <\/a>this week as he has struggled to shake allegations plaguing his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/3249538\/trump-must-stand-by-pete-hegseth-or-lose-more-nominees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">nomination<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A group of nearly 100 former senior intelligence and national security officials <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3251640\/intelligence-community-insiders-warn-against-tulsi-gabbard-dni\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">sent a letter<\/a> to Senate leaders, expressing concern about Trump&rsquo;s nomination of former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tulsi-gabbard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Rep. Tulsi Gabbard <\/a>for director of national intelligence and urged senators to &ldquo;carefully scrutinize&rdquo; her nomination.<\/p>\n<p>One of Trump&rsquo;s picks, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, who was nominated for attorney general, withdrew from consideration after Senate Republicans expressed concerns. Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister was also nominated to lead the Drug Enforcement Administration but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3249845\/trump-clarifies-why-pick-for-dea-backed-out\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">withdrew from consideration <\/a>earlier this week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <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_1896416\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1896416\"}});<\/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>Democrats are showing support for some of Trump&#8217;s Cabinet nominees despite controversies surrounding others<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2657,"featured_media":2377333,"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\/12\/Trump-Dec-5-2024-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[45966,3685,5894,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2377332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cabinet-nominees","tag-democrats","tag-politics","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Trump-Dec-5-2024-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377332","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\/2657"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2377332"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377332\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2377336,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377332\/revisions\/2377336"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2377333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2377332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2377332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2377332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}