{"id":2396681,"date":"2025-01-29T17:14:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T22:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-warns-gop-senators-about-voting-against-rfk-jr-and-gabbard-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-29T17:14:34","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T22:14:34","slug":"vance-warns-gop-senators-about-voting-against-rfk-jr-and-gabbard-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-warns-gop-senators-about-voting-against-rfk-jr-and-gabbard-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Vance warns GOP senators about voting against RFK Jr and Gabbard &#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\">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%2Fvance-warns-gop-senators-about-voting-against-rfk-jr-and-gabbard-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=2396681&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>Vice President JD Vance\u200d has\u2062 urged Senate\u200c Republicans to support teh confirmations of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard for \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">significant cabinet positions<\/a> in President Trump&#8217;s management. Vance emphasized\u200d that both \u2064individuals represent a new coalition within the Republican Party and rejecting their nominations would alienate these new\u2063 voters and undermine Trump&#8217;s authority in selecting his cabinet.He described their potential roles as crucial and pointed\u2062 out that he has previously \u2062praised both Kennedy \u2064and Gabbard.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy&#8217;s confirmation \u200bhearing had recently\u2064 taken\u2063 place,\u200d while Gabbard&#8217;s\u200d was \u200dset for the \u200bfollowing \u200bday. Both\u2064 candidates, \u200dwho previously identified\u200d as Democrats, have faced scrutiny for their past actions and statements. Gabbard, \u200bsuch as, has\u2062 been criticized for meeting with Bashar Assad\u2062 and her views on the Russia-Ukraine \u200bconflict.Kennedy has been notably criticized by his own family \u2064over his vaccine skepticism and \u2063other allegations.Vance&#8217;s warnings underscore \u200bthe controversies surrounding these appointments and\u2063 the dynamics within the \u200cRepublican Party as it navigates these nominations.  <\/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\">Vance warns Republican senators about voting against RFK Jr and Gabbard<\/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_1949832\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"JD Vance\">JD Vance<\/a> advised Senate Republicans against voting &ldquo;no&rdquo; on the confirmations of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/robert-f-kennedy-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Robert F. Kennedy Jr.\">Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tulsi-gabbard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Robert F. Kennedy Jr.\">Tulsi Gabbard<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In an X post on Wednesday, Vance gave a strong warning to Senate Republicans on the fence about voting for two of President Donald Trump&rsquo;s most controversial Cabinet picks, Kennedy for secretary of health and human services and Gabbard for director of national intelligence.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vice President JD Vance introduces Howard Lutnick, President Donald Trump&rsquo;s nominee to be secretary of commerce, during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing for his pending confirmation on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;In their own way, both Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr. represent parts of the new coalition in our party. To say they&rsquo;re unwelcome in the cabinet is to insult those new voters. To reject their confirmation is to reject the idea that President Trump decides his cabinet,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Vance has sung Kennedy&rsquo;s and Gabbard&rsquo;s praises previously.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In their own way, both Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr. represent parts of the new coalition in our party. <\/p>\n<p>To say they&rsquo;re unwelcome in the cabinet is to insult those new voters. <\/p>\n<p>To reject their confirmation is to reject the idea that President Trump decides his cabinet.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; JD Vance (@JDVance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JDVance\/status\/1884695947327758491?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 29, 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> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;My grandmother loved two politicians in her entire life. FDR and RFK. I wish I could see her reaction to RFK&rsquo;s son and namesake&ndash;and let&rsquo;s be honest, the most authentic to his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">dad&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s legacy&ndash;endorsing the people&rsquo;s president, Donald J. Trump. Historic,&rdquo; he said in an August X post, speaking after Kennedy endorsed Trump.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3304721\/rfk-jr-hearing-takeaways-vaccines-abortion-government-healthcare\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">RFK JR. FIRST HEARING TAKEAWAYS: VACCINES, ABORTION, AND HEALTHCARE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My grandmother loved two politicians in her entire life. FDR and RFK. <\/p>\n<p>I wish I could see her reaction to RFK&#8217;s son and namesake&ndash;and let&#8217;s be honest, the most authentic to his dad&#8217;s legacy&ndash;endorsing the people&#8217;s president, Donald J. Trump. <\/p>\n<p>Historic.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; JD Vance (@JDVance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JDVance\/status\/1827361108220342559?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Kennedy&rsquo;s confirmation hearing was held on Wednesday, while Gabbard&rsquo;s will be held on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s other most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-confirms-controversial-biden-pick-as-dhs-secretary\/\" title=\"Senate confirms controversial Biden pick as DHS secretary\">controversial pick<\/a>, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, was approved last week in a 51-50 vote, requiring Vance to break the tie.<\/p>\n<p>Gabbard has faced criticism for a 2017 meeting with former Syrian President Bashar Assad, her position that Washington bears some responsibility for the Russian-Ukraine war, and skepticism toward some findings of the U.S. intelligence community.<\/p>\n<p>Criticism toward Kennedy has largely been directed at his skepticism about certain vaccines. Much criticism has come from his own family; his cousin, Caroline Kennedy, sent a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3303276\/caroline-kennedy-rfk-jr-attention-seeking-predator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"letter\">letter<\/a> to the Senate on Tuesday, accusing him of animal abuse, leading other family members to drug addiction, lying, hypocrisy, and more.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gabbard and Kennedy Jr. are two of Trump&rsquo;s most unique Cabinet picks, both being former Democrats. Gabbard ran for president on the Democratic ticket in 2020 on a platform critical of its establishment but ultimately endorsed former President Joe Biden. She grew increasingly disillusioned over Biden&rsquo;s term, ultimately joining the Republican Party and campaigning for Trump during his 2024 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy Jr. originally ran as a Democrat in 2024 before switching to an independent. 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