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I was shocked that he has been nominated,
Republican senator Susan Collins, a moderate from Maine, told reporters about the Gaetz selection
Being secretary of defense is a very serious job, and putting someone as dangerously unqualified as Pete Hegseth into that role is something that should scare all of us,
said Tammy Duckworth, a Democratic senator from Illinois who sits on the armed services committeeI'm trying to keep an open mind here,
Miller said, notingI know Tulsi will bring the fearless spirit that has defined her illustrious career to our intelligence community, championing our constitutional rights and securing peace through strength,
Trump said in a statement
Gaetz will do exactly as Trump says, which is why he was picked I guess,
said a source close to Trump, after Gaetz's selection as was announced
Listen, Donald Trump just won the popular vote for the first time as a Republican in 20 years, and we haven't done that since 2004,
Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri told The Independent
I got nothing for you on that one.”
Senator Katie Britt of Alabama told The IndependentI don't know enough about her background to have an opinion,
Senator Susan Collins of Maine, who sits on the Senate Intelligence Committee, told The IndependentI'm sure it'll make for a popcorn-eating confirmation hearing,
he told reportersI don't know the man, other than sort of this public persona,
he told The IndependentI think what these picks suggest is that the idea that we’re moving towards isolationism is not correct,
said Lesser
He may get [fealty], but I will tell you that that will not serve him well over the course of his next term – and it certainly won’t serve the country well,
said BoltonThere is a stark contrast between Waltz and Rubio, on the one hand, with [Pete] Hegseth on the other,
said Michael O’Hanlon, a senior fellow and director of research in the foreign policy program at the Brookings InstitutionClearly, these are loyalty choices in many respects, and that’s that’s not so unusual,
said Dr Ian Lesser, distinguished fellow at the German Marshall Fund, a prominent thinktankThe dumbest phrase on planet earth in the military is ‘our diversity is our strength’,
Hegseth said on the Shawn Ryan Show, a podcast, earlier this monthThe word loyalty is often used,
said John Bolton, a former national security adviser under TrumpFrom exposing fake Russian collusion to be a Clinton campaign operation, to catching the FBl’s abuse of Civil Liberties at the FISA Court, John Ratcliffe has always been a warrior for Truth and Honesty with the American Public,
Trump wrote in a statement on Truth Social on TuesdayMatt is a deeply gifted and tenacious attorney, trained at the William & Mary College of Law, who has distinguished himself in Congress through his focus on achieving desperately needed reform at the Department of Justice. Few issues in America are more important than ending the partisan Weaponization of our Justice System,
Trump said in the announcementPete has spent his entire life as a Warrior for the Troops, and for the Country. Pete is tough, smart and a true believer in America First,
the president-elect said in a statement on TuesdayWe will restore US energy dominance, revitalize our auto industry to bring back American jobs, and make the US the global leader of AI.” ... We will do so while protecting access to clean air and water,
The 44-year-old former U.S. House member from New York wrote on X ... he added