Republicans demand Senate confirm Trump national security team ‘as soon as possible’ after New Year’s Day attacks

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Posted on 01/02/2025 10:33:18 AM PST by McGruff

Republicans are demanding that the Senate confirm President-elect Donald Trump’s national security picks “as soon as possible” after the deadly New Orleans terror attack and potential terror act in Las Vegas on New Year’s Day.

“With reports of ISIS inspiration, the American people expect clear answers from the administration,” said incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) on X.

The Senate will have just two weeks begin confirming nominees before Trump starts his second term on Jan. 20.

“This is why getting President Trump’s cabinet in is so important,” former Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.), Trump’s incoming national security adviser, told Fox News.

“We need Kristi Noem at [the Department of Homeland Security], we need Kash Patel at FBI, we need Pete Hegseth at [the Defense Department], Marco Rubio at [the] State [Department] and of course John Ratcliffe at [the] CIA and Tulsi Gabbard at [the Office of the Director of National Intelligence],” Waltz said.

“That has to be in place Day One,” he affirmed.

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