{"id":2385770,"date":"2025-01-02T18:27:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T23:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/terrorist-attack-brings-urgency-to-trump-cabinet-hearings\/"},"modified":"2025-01-02T18:28:32","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T23:28:32","slug":"terrorist-attack-brings-urgency-to-trump-cabinet-hearings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/terrorist-attack-brings-urgency-to-trump-cabinet-hearings\/","title":{"rendered":"Terrorist attack brings urgency to Trump Cabinet hearings"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fterrorist-attack-brings-urgency-to-trump-cabinet-hearings%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=2385770&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>Following a deadly terrorist attack in New Orleans, which was linked\u200d to ISIS, Republican leaders are advocating \u200bfor the prompt confirmation of president-elect \u2063Donald Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-of-kamala-harris-on-ellen-show-resurfaces-showing-then-senator-joke-about-killing-president-trump\/\" title=\"Video of Kamala Harris on Ellen Show resurfaces showing then-senator joke about killing President Trump\">national security nominees<\/a>. Rep. Mike\u2063 Waltz,\u200b Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">incoming national security adviser<\/a>, emphasized the urgency \u200bof establishing a\u2064 new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-refuses-to-denounce-antifa-despite-group-continuing-to-wreak-havoc-across-u-s\/\" title=\"White House refuses to denounce Antifa despite group continuing to wreak havoc across U.S.\">national security team<\/a> to \u200daddress present vulnerabilities during the transition \u200bperiod. He called for \u2062the immediate appointment of key nominees,\u2063 including Pete Hegseth as defense secretary, Tulsi Gabbard as director of \u2063national intelligence, and\u200d others.<\/p>\n<p>Senate\u2064 GOP leaders,including incoming majority leader John Thune,assert that the threat posed by ISIS \u200cnecessitates\u2062 a\u2064 swift confirmation process to ensure national security is maintained. Similar sentiments were \u2062echoed \u200bby other Republican senators who stressed that lives \u2063depend on the speedy establishment of Trump&#8217;s national security\u200b team. \u200cThe recent surge in\u200d terrorist incidents further highlights the urgency \u200bof their \u200bcall, as they\u200c argue that a solid national security framework is essential \u2064for the governance moving forward. <\/p>\n<p>the\u200b GOP is pushing for a decisive response to the increased threats,reinforcing the \u200cneed for a fully assembled national\u200b security\u200c team by the time Trump takes office.  <\/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\">GOP stresses urgency in confirming Trump national security nominees after terrorist attack<\/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_1927352\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Top <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Republicans\">Republicans<\/a> are calling for a swift confirmation of President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Republicans\">Donald Trump<\/a>&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/policy\/national-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Republicans\">national security<\/a> nominees following a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3273974\/biden-says-new-orleans-suspect-had-desire-to-kill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Republicans\">New Year&rsquo;s Day attack<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-orleans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"New Orleans\">New Orleans<\/a> that killed more than a dozen people.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-waltz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL)\">Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL)<\/a>, Trump&rsquo;s incoming national security adviser, argued that the attack underscores how critical it is for the new national security team to be in place as soon as possible, calling the period ahead of the transfer of power a moment of &ldquo;vulnerability.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That has to be in place day one, guys, because this is a &mdash; this is a moment in transition, of vulnerability, and President Trump is going to project because he is a leader of strength, the narrative that we project on day one will be &hellip; important, and that&rsquo;s having our people in place,&rdquo; Waltz said during an appearance on <em>Fox &amp; Friends<\/em> on Thursday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Incoming National Security Adviser Mike Waltz on terror attack: &ldquo;This is why getting President Trump&rsquo;s cabinet in is so important.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/29TCiBx47f\">pic.twitter.com\/29TCiBx47f<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TPostMillennial\/status\/1874883479479156884?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2025<\/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>Walz, whose position does not require Senate confirmation, urged senators to confirm Pete Hegseth as defense secretary, Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) as secretary of state, Kash Patel as FBI director, Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) as homeland security secretary and John Ratcliffe as CIA director.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As officials learn more about the 42-year-old suspect who had an ISIS flag in his vehicle, Senate GOP leadership is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3274037\/steve-scalise-calls-for-candid-answers-for-new-orleans-terrorist-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">stressing<\/a> the importance of expedited confirmation of Trump&rsquo;s team.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The threat posed by ISIS will outlast this administration, and this is a clear example of why the Senate must get President Trump&rsquo;s national security team in place as quickly as possible,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenJohnThune\/status\/1874657184497254803\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">wrote<\/a> Sen. John Thune (R-SD), the incoming Senate majority leader, on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our hearts go out to everyone affected by the senseless terror attack in New Orleans. With reports of ISIS inspiration, the American people expect clear answers from the administration. The threat posed by ISIS will outlast this administration, and this is a clear example of why&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Senator John Thune (@SenJohnThune) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenJohnThune\/status\/1874657184497254803?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), the incoming No. 2 Senate Republican, echoed a similar sentiment hours after the attack.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The U.S. Senate must confirm President Trump&rsquo;s national security team as soon as possible. Lives depend on it,&rdquo; Barrasso <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenJohnBarrasso\/status\/1874523285129748578\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">wrote Wednesday on X<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Another incident in Las Vegas, where a Tesla Cybertruck that carried fireworks and camp fuel canisters<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3274258\/fbi-descends-on-colorado-springs-home-as-cybertruck-investigation-continues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"&nbsp;caught fire and exploded in front of the Trump hotel\">&nbsp;exploded in front of the Trump hotel<\/a>, injuring seven, is also adding to the urgency. The man inside the truck that exploded was an active-duty soldier in the U.S. Army and died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.<\/p>\n<p>Sens. Rick Scott (R-FL) and Katie Britt (R-AL) and incoming Sens. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) and Jim Banks (R-IN) relayed similar messages along with Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), who has worked to facilitate meetings between Trump appointees and Republican senators.<\/p>\n<p>Of all of Trump&rsquo;s national security nominees &mdash; Hegseth, Gabbard, and Patel are expected to face the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3273073\/trump-advises-republicans-united-confirmation-battles-democratic-tactics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">toughest<\/a> confirmation hearings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Gabbard, a former four-term Democratic lawmaker, has faced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3256033\/tulsi-gabbard-syria-regime-questions-senators\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">criticism <\/a>over her previous comments about Russia&rsquo;s invasion of Ukraine and a 2017 meeting with now-exiled Syrian leader Bashar Assad. Hegseth has faced questions over a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3231227\/pete-hegseth-sexual-assault-investigation-trump-team-vetting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">2017 allegation of sexual assault<\/a>, drinking problems, and his handling of veterans organizations as well as scrutiny of his previous opposition to women serving in combat roles in the military. He has denied those accusations and recently said that he supports women serving in combat roles.<\/p>\n<p>Patel, a Trump loyalist who shares the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-cant-deny-responsibility-for-our-so-so-divided-nation\/\" title=\"Biden Can\u2019t Deny Responsibility For Our \u2018So, So Divided\u2019 Nation\">president-elect&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s skepticism of the FBI, is also expected to face tough questions about his views that the bureau should be radically overhauled and previous comments in which he vowed to &ldquo;come after&rdquo; journalists. However, Patel has faced little public skepticism from Republican senators.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) expressed frustration with the FBI&rsquo;s handling of the New Orleans attack, directly appealing to her colleagues to confirm Patel.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The tragic terror attack that killed innocent people in New Orleans is a stark reminder of the importance of strong leadership,&rdquo; Blackburn <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MarshaBlackburn\/status\/1874597024827654539\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">wrote <\/a>on X. &ldquo;America needs a fearless fighter like<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Kash_Patel\"> @Kash_Patel<\/a> at the FBI.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The tragic terror attack that killed innocent people in New Orleans is a stark reminder of the importance of strong leadership. <\/p>\n<p>America needs a fearless fighter like <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kash_Patel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Kash_Patel<\/a> at the FBI.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarshaBlackburn\/status\/1874597024827654539?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>The aftermath of the terrorist attack has given some Republicans in the Senate reason to believe that there may be more cooperation within their ranks.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think everyone understands the gravity of the situation right now during this transfer of power &mdash; and the concern that comes with it,&rdquo; said a GOP senate aide speaking on the condition of anonymity in an effort to reflect candidly. &ldquo;I think many of us have more reason to believe that most of the conference is going to do everything they can to ensure Trump has his team in place as quickly as possible.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If I had to guess today, I&rsquo;d say Gabbard is the most at risk of not being confirmed. But, I do think Hegseth will face a lot of questions about the radicalization of our U.S. military and I would hope he is going to be prepared to answer questions about that,&rdquo; the person added.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hegseth&rsquo;s confirmation hearing is scheduled for Jan. 14 and Gabbard&rsquo;s is also expected to take place that week. However, Patel&rsquo;s hearing is up in the air since the Judiciary Committee must confirm attorney general and deputy attorney general nominees first.<\/p>\n<\/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_1927352\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1927352\"}});<\/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>GOP urges quick confirmation of Trump&#8217;s security nominees after New Orleans attack<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2657,"featured_media":2385771,"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\/2025\/01\/Trumo-2024-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[47796,6039,3634,19857],"class_list":["post-2385770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cabinet-hearings","tag-terrorism","tag-trump","tag-urgency"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Trumo-2024-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385770","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=2385770"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385770\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2385774,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385770\/revisions\/2385774"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2385771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2385770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2385770"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2385770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}