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Democrats warm up to some of Trump’s Cabinet nominees despite controversy surrounding others

By Samantha-Jo Roth
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Democrats are warming up to some of President-elect Donald Trump‘s Cabinet picks, even as his controversial picks have been taking up the spotlight on Capitol Hill.

Trump’s pick to lead the Treasury Department, hedge fund manager Scott Bessent, appears to have some bipartisan appeal. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), a centrist member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs committee, said he had heard “some good things” about Bessent.

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