Kash Patel has better chance at confirmation than Gabbard and RFK Jr.: Byron York

Published January 28, 2025 2:47pm ET



The Washington Examiner’s Byron York suggested President Donald Trump’s nominee for FBI director, Kash Patel, has a better chance at getting confirmed than other nominees, citing how Patel has been an ally to Trump and the Republican Party.

Patel’s hearing in the Senate, which is set for Thursday, is one of several this week, with hearings for former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s nominee for health and human services secretary, also being held. York, the Washington Examiner’s chief political correspondent, cited how all three nominees face various challenges to their confirmation, but he said Patel is the most likely to get confirmed “because he’s a Republican,” and there is “a lot of support” for him from Republican lawmakers.

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