It is still early. We have not seen Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nominee for health and human services secretary, or Mehmet Oz, the pick for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator, testify yet. But so far, from what we have seen, President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees look prepared, professional, unified, and, most importantly, eager to take on the corrupt establishment in Washington, D.C., to implement Trump’s agenda. Just as importantly, the Democratic senators questioning Trump’s nominees look tired, clueless, and out of touch.
Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth set the tone with his combative and unapologetic performance before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday. When condescendingly asked by Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) if he could identify “any example” of when he had driven innovation at “any organization,” Hegseth calmly talked about his time at Concerned Veterans for America, during which it created a bipartisan task force that was instrumental in passing both the VA Accountability Act and the Mission Act.
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