{"id":2398052,"date":"2025-02-02T20:13:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T01:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-calls-on-senate-gop-to-get-tough-and-confirm-the-rest-of-his-cabinet-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-02T20:14:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T01:14:51","slug":"trump-calls-on-senate-gop-to-get-tough-and-confirm-the-rest-of-his-cabinet-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-calls-on-senate-gop-to-get-tough-and-confirm-the-rest-of-his-cabinet-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump calls on Senate GOP to \u2018get tough\u2019 and confirm the rest of his Cabinet &#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\">36<\/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%2Ftrump-calls-on-senate-gop-to-get-tough-and-confirm-the-rest-of-his-cabinet-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=2398052&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>In\u2062 a recent statement, president\u2064 Donald \u200dTrump urged \u2064Senate Republicans to accelerate \u200dthe confirmation of his Cabinet nominees, \u200demphasizing that prompt\u2064 action is\u200d crucial for the \u200c&#8221;safety&#8221; of the country. as of Sunday evening, eight nominees had been\u200d confirmed,\u2064 with more votes\u200c expected shortly. \u2062Trump attributed delays \u2062in the\u2063 confirmation process to Democrats, \u2064accusing them of \u2064obstructing out of spite over their electoral losses. He criticized their approach and \u200dcalled for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hearing-dates-set-for-ketanji-brown-jackson-nomination-to-supreme-court\/\" title=\"Hearing Dates Set For Ketanji Brown Jackson Nomination To Supreme Court\">swift confirmation process<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sununu-announces-new-task-force-to-ramp-up-security-at-border-with-canada\/\" title=\"Sununu forms new task force to boost border security with Canada.\">ensure national safety<\/a> and security. \u2064Senate Majority Leader John Thune noted that the \u2062senate is ahead of schedule in confirming \u200bTrump&#8217;s nominees compared to his first term,\u200c highlighting \u200ba more\u2063 efficient process.\u200b This week, the Senate plans to hold five additional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senators-say-trumps-acquittal-in-impeachment-trial-is-assured\/\" title=\"GOP Senators Say ...\u2019s Acquittal in Impeachment Trial Is Assured\">confirmation votes<\/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\">Trump calls on Senate GOP to &lsquo;get tough&rsquo; and confirm the rest of his Cabinet<\/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_1966763\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> demanded that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Senate Republicans<\/a> &ldquo;get tough very fast&rdquo; in confirming the rest of his Cabinet, stressing that it is for the &ldquo;safety&rdquo; of the country.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>As of Sunday evening, eight of Trump&rsquo;s nominees have been confirmed, with more confirmation votes set to be held soon. On Truth Social, Trump blamed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democrats<\/a> for &ldquo;purposefully delaying&rdquo; the confirmation process, accusing them of &ldquo;having a good time at the Country&rsquo;s expense and safety.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If George Washington and Abraham Lincoln were nominated for a position, the Democrats would take it out to the last moment before having to approve,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;It is disgraceful! They can&rsquo;t get over the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">landslide loss suffered<\/a> in the Presidential Election. But the Democrats don&rsquo;t understand, with what they&rsquo;re doing, that their losses will only get greater. Republicans must GET TOUGH &mdash; AND MUST GET TOUGH VERY FAST.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/113936759417845784\/embed\" class=\"truthsocial-embed\" style=\"max-width: 100%; border: 0\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/embed.js\" async=\"async\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Trump also called for the nominees to get confirmed immediately &ldquo;for the Safety and Good of our Country!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last week, Senate Majority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-thune\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">John Thune<\/a> (R-SD) argued that Senate Republicans are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3301000\/thune-senate-ahead-schedule-confirming-trump-cabinet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">&ldquo;ahead of schedule&rdquo; in confirming Trump&rsquo;s Cabinet nominees<\/a>, citing how the confirmation process is going much faster compared to Trump&rsquo;s first term, in which it took 43 days to confirm the first 12 nominees. Thune also called for a return to &ldquo;the Obama standard&rdquo; in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-abuzz-ahead-of-big-vote-on-mcconnell-successor-and-trump-visit-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... abuzz ahead of big vote on McConnell successor and ... visit - Washington Examiner\">confirming presidential nominees<\/a>, as former President Barack Obama had his first 12 nominees confirmed within his first 15 days in office.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) said on Sunday that the Senate is expecting to conduct five more confirmation votes this week. One of those will be for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pam-bondi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Pam Bondi<\/a>, Trump&rsquo;s nominee for attorney general.<\/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_1966763\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1966763\"}});<\/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>Trump urges Senate GOP to swiftly confirm his Cabinet for national safety<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2398053,"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\/donald_trump_dc_plane_crash.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[49685,32603,34548,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2398052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cabinet-confirmation","tag-political-news","tag-senate-gop","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/donald_trump_dc_plane_crash.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398052","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=2398052"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398052\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2398056,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398052\/revisions\/2398056"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2398053"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2398052"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2398052"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2398052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}