{"id":2377993,"date":"2024-12-09T13:01:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T18:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tom-cotton-confident-all-of-trumps-cabinet-nominees-will-be-confirmed-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-09T13:01:55","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T18:01:55","slug":"tom-cotton-confident-all-of-trumps-cabinet-nominees-will-be-confirmed-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tom-cotton-confident-all-of-trumps-cabinet-nominees-will-be-confirmed-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Cotton confident all of Trump&#8217;s Cabinet nominees will be confirmed &#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\">28<\/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%2Ftom-cotton-confident-all-of-trumps-cabinet-nominees-will-be-confirmed-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=2377993&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 Tom Cotton (R-AR) expressed confidence that all of President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s Cabinet nominees, including defence secretary nominee Pete Hegseth, will be\u200c confirmed by the Republican-controlled Senate starting January \u200d3, 2025. Despite some pushback against Hegseth&#8217;s nomination, Cotton reassured that the Senate would\u200c support Trump&#8217;s choices. He mentioned having positive discussions with Hegseth and \u200dother nominees, reinforcing his belief in their successful confirmation.  <\/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\">Tom Cotton confident Hegseth and all of Trump&rsquo;s Cabinet nominees will be confirmed<\/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_1905691\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tom-cotton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Tom Cotton<\/a> (R-AR) argued that &ldquo;no one should be surprised&rdquo; that 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 will be confirmed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Senate<\/a>, which will be controlled by the Republican Party come Jan. 3, 2025.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Ahead of Trump&rsquo;s inauguration, some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">president-elect&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s nominees, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/did-president-trump-spring-a-trap-on-treasonous-democrats-on-election-night\/\" title=\"Did President Trump Spring a Trap on Treasonous Democrats on Election Night?\">defense secretary<\/a> nominee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pete-hegseth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Pete Hegseth<\/a>, have faced pushback over their nominations. Despite concerns that Hegseth and other nominees could fail to get confirmed, Cotton assured that the Republican Senate would be on Trump&rsquo;s side, detailing the meetings he has done ahead of the confirmation vote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I had a good meeting with Pete Hegseth and with Pam Bondi,&rdquo; Cotton said on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Fox &amp; Friends<\/em>. &ldquo;I know many of these nominees &mdash; two Arkansans have been nominated as ambassadors &mdash; Marco Rubio, Kelly Loeffler, Doug Collins, and I served together. In fact, if you go back 32 years to Bill Clinton&rsquo;s transition, there are only two nominees out of 72 Cabinet secretary nominees in which senators of the president-elect&rsquo;s party voted against them. So no one should be surprised that a Republican Senate is going to confirm the Republican president-elect&rsquo;s Cabinet secretaries.&rdquo;<\/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=2720174&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=d3381143fa11361faac27683d0cf0e03\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cotton reiterated his confidence on social media, writing on X that the Republican Senate would cooperate with Trump in confirming his Cabinet nominees.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I expect our Republican Senate is going to confirm all of President Trump&#8217;s nominees.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tom Cotton (@TomCottonAR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomCottonAR\/status\/1866116300432371834?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 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>Ahead of the vote, Hegseth has vowed to abstain from alcohol should he successfully get confirmed for the role of defense secretary, a bid to quell concerns over his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hegseths-pledge-not-to-drink-while-defense-secretary-comforts-some-senators-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Hegseth\u2019s pledge not to drink while Defense secretary comforts some senators - Washington Examiner\">alleged past excessive drinking<\/a>. <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">In an appearance on <em>The Megyn Kelly Show<\/em>, Hegseth cited General Order No. 1, which bans military personnel from drinking alcohol while deployed<\/span>, and said he would view the rule as applicable in serving as defense secretary.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the event that Hegseth is not confirmed, others who could emerge as Trump&rsquo;s defense secretary include Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3249215\/trump-considering-nominating-desantis-defense-secretary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ron DeSantis<\/a> (R-FL), Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3250452\/ernst-hegseth-backup-defense-nomination-limbo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Joni Ernst<\/a> (R-IA), and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3250544\/wesley-hunt-defense-secretary-short-list-hegseth-nomination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Rep. Wesley Hunt<\/a> (R-TX).<\/p>\n<p>The only Trump Cabinet nominee to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3238339\/trump-maga-allies-gaetz-withdrawal-inevitable-reality\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">withdraw<\/a> from consideration is former Rep. Matt Gaetz, who had been nominated for attorney general. The president-elect has since nominated former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi.<\/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_1905691\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1905691\"}});<\/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>Tom Cotton believes all of Trump&#8217;s Cabinet nominees will be confirmed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2377994,"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\/Tom-Cotton-bbvw2.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[45966,16629,5894,44538,3634],"class_list":["post-2377993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cabinet-nominees","tag-confirmation","tag-politics","tag-tom-cotton","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Tom-Cotton-bbvw2.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377993","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=2377993"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377993\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2377997,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377993\/revisions\/2377997"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2377994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2377993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2377993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2377993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}