{"id":2396175,"date":"2025-01-28T15:19:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T20:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kash-patel-has-better-chance-at-confirmation-than-gabbard-and-rfk-jr-byron-york-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T15:19:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T20:19:57","slug":"kash-patel-has-better-chance-at-confirmation-than-gabbard-and-rfk-jr-byron-york-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kash-patel-has-better-chance-at-confirmation-than-gabbard-and-rfk-jr-byron-york-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Kash Patel has better chance at confirmation than Gabbard and RFK Jr.: Byron York &#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\">34<\/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%2Fkash-patel-has-better-chance-at-confirmation-than-gabbard-and-rfk-jr-byron-york-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=2396175&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>Byron York of the *Washington Examiner*\u200d has stated that Kash Patel, nominated by President Trump for the FBI director position, is more likely to be confirmed than othre\u200c nominees, namely Tulsi gabbard and Robert F. kennedy Jr. Patel&#8217;s\u200d upcoming \u200bSenate \u2064hearing is anticipated \u2063to garner support due to his close ties with Trump and his Republican backing, attributed to his\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">past work investigating alleged misconduct linked<\/a> to the Trump campaign. In contrast,both Gabbard and Kennedy face\u2064 more\u200b meaningful challenges; Kennedy&#8217;s positions have alienated legislators from both parties,while Gabbard&#8217;s performance in her hearing may determine her chances. The article highlights the varying dynamics at play in the confirmation hearings set for\u2063 this week.  <\/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\">Kash Patel has better chance at confirmation than Gabbard and RFK Jr.: Byron York<\/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_1905644\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner&rsquo;s<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/byron-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Byron York<\/a> suggested President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> nominee for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">FBI<\/a> director, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kash-patel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kash Patel<\/a>, has a better chance at getting confirmed than other nominees, citing how Patel has been an ally to Trump and the Republican Party.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Patel&rsquo;s hearing in the Senate, which is set for Thursday, is one of several this week, with hearings for former Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tulsi-gabbard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Tulsi Gabbard<\/a>, Trump&rsquo;s nominee for director of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fncs-carlson-if-youre-looking-for-election-rigging-look-no-further-than-media-treatment-of-hunter-biden-saga\/\" title=\"FNC&#039;s Carlson: &#039;If You&#039;re Looking for Election Rigging, Look No Further&#039; Than Media Treatment of Hunter Biden Saga\">national intelligence<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/robert-f-kennedy-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/a>, Trump&rsquo;s nominee for health and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cdc-to-release-revised-guidance-reducing-covid-19-quarantine-time-from-14-days-to-7-10\/\" title=\"CDC to release revised guidance reducing COVID-19 quarantine time from 14 days to 7-10\">human services secretary<\/a>, also being held. York, the <em>Washington Examiner&rsquo;s<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prince-harry-meghan-markle-blasted-for-airing-royal-familys-dirty-laundry-in-oprah-interview-whine-athon\/\" title=\"Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Blasted For Airing Royal Family\u2019s Dirty Laundry In Oprah Interview: \u2018Whine-athon\u2019\">chief political correspondent<\/a>, cited how all three nominees face various challenges to their confirmation, but he said Patel is the most likely to get confirmed &ldquo;because he&rsquo;s a Republican,&rdquo; and there is &ldquo;a lot of support&rdquo; for him from Republican lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3299899\/senate-gears-up-confirmation-hearing-kash-patel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">SENATE GEARS UP FOR WHAT COULD BE &lsquo;EXPLOSIVE&rsquo; CONFIRMATION HEARING FOR KASH PATEL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They support what Patel did when he was working for Devin Nunes, when Nunes was chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, because they were investigating this internal probe against Donald Trump, against the Trump campaign, that&rsquo;s now become known as &lsquo;the Russia hoax,&rsquo;&rdquo; York said on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>America&rsquo;s Newsroom<\/em>. &ldquo;Patel was really a leading edge of trying to uncover what the FBI and the Obama administration and the intelligence agencies were doing targeting Donald Trump and his campaign.&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=2775814&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=cb624a73305a8cf959d45bd90e1f7ead\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>York argued that Patel&rsquo;s advocacy and work for Trump have earned him key support within the Republican Party, paving the way to have &ldquo;an easier go&rdquo; at his confirmation hearing.<\/p>\n<p>In comparison, Kennedy would likely have &ldquo;a more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/christian-soccer-stars-spectacular-goal-earns-win-for-team-usa-the-haters-are-self-destructing\/\" title=\"Christian Soccer Star&#039;s Spectacular Goal Earns Win for Team USA - The Haters Are Self-Destructing\">difficult situation&#038;rdquo<\/a>; in his hearing, as the former independent presidential candidate has &ldquo;irritated&rdquo; members of both parties. York pointed to how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3262088\/rfk-jr-vaccine-skepticism-meetings-gop-senators\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kennedy&rsquo;s criticism of vaccines<\/a> has made some Democratic lawmakers skeptical of the HHS nominee, while some Republicans have been critical of Kennedy over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3231343\/anti-abortion-advocates-worry-rfk-jr-will-wield-hhs-powers-against-their-cause\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">his support for abortion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy&rsquo;s confirmation hearing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finance.senate.gov\/hearings\/hearingto-consider-the-nomination-of-robert-f-kennedy-jr-of-california-to-be-secretary-of-health-and-human-services\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">will start on Wednesday<\/a>, while Gabbard&rsquo;s hearing will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3299292\/tulsi-gabbard-performance-jan-30-hearing-make-break-chances\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">held the following day<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, one of the most controversial nominations by Trump, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3300153\/hegseth-confirmed-defense-secretary-vance-vote-mcconnell-rebel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">was confirmed last week<\/a> after a tiebreaking vote from Vice President JD Vance. The most recent nominee to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3302742\/senate-confirms-trump-transportation-pick-sean-duffy-bipartisan-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">confirmed<\/a> in Trump&rsquo;s Cabinet is Sean Duffy, who is the new head of the Department of Transportation.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) argued <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3301000\/thune-senate-ahead-schedule-confirming-trump-cabinet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">the Senate is &ldquo;ahead of schedule&rdquo; in confirming Trump&rsquo;s nominees<\/a>, citing how much faster the confirmation process is going compared to Trump&rsquo;s first term in 2017. He acknowledged that Democrats, the minority in the Senate, have ways they can &ldquo;slow things down&rdquo; in the confirmation process but that Senate Republicans are working &ldquo;aggressively&rdquo; in getting Trump&rsquo;s Cabinet confirmed, including &ldquo;forcing people to stay and to take votes on weekends.&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_1905644\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1905644\"}});<\/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>Kash Patel is more likely to be confirmed than Gabbard and RFK Jr<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2396176,"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\/Kash-Patel-confirmation-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[49365,3927,44864,32458],"class_list":["post-2396175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-confirmation-chances","tag-gabbard","tag-kash-patel","tag-rfk-jr"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Kash-Patel-confirmation-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396175","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=2396175"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396175\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2396179,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396175\/revisions\/2396179"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2396176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2396175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2396175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2396175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}