Tom Cotton confident Hegseth and all of Trump’s Cabinet nominees will be confirmed

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Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) argued that “no one should be surprised” that all of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees will be confirmed by the Senate, which will be controlled by the Republican Party come Jan. 3, 2025.

Ahead of Trump’s inauguration, some of the president-elect’s nominees, including defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth, have faced pushback over their nominations. Despite concerns that Hegseth and other nominees could fail to get confirmed, Cotton assured that the Republican Senate would be on Trump’s side, detailing the meetings he has done ahead of the confirmation vote.

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