Graham ‘ready to go’ to confirm Trump nominees: Nation is ‘under attack’

Published January 5, 2025 4:22pm ET



Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) indicated that he is ready to get all of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees confirmed, citing how the nation is “under attack” while combating illegal immigration.

Following the recent terrorist attack in New Orleans, Louisiana, which killed over a dozen people celebrating the new year, incoming Senate majority leader Sen. John Thune (R-SD) and other Republican lawmakers have issued a call to expedite the confirmation of Trump’s national security team. When asked about his take on the confirmations, Graham said he was confident all of Trump’s nominees would get confirmed, and that he would like to do it “sooner rather than later.”

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