White House is pressuring Senate Republicans to support all of US President Donald Trump's nominees while issuing a severe warning of political repercussions for dissenters, reported NBC News.
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According to NBC News, a renowned senior official emphasized on the fact that the senators must either back every nominee present or eventually risk facing consequences from well funded external groups aligned with the administration. This message actually follows a really close confirmation vote for Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense where already three GOP senators have opposed him while necessitating a tie-breaking vote from US Vice President JD Vance.
The significant upcoming nominees now include Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Health and Human Services Secretary and reports are claiming that both of them could actually face some significant challenges in their hearings, asserted NBC News. While on one hand, numerous Republicans feel actually obligated to support the choices made by US President Donald Trump, on the other hand, severe concerns still remain about the qualifications and ideologies of some nominees specifically regarding national security.
The White House is particularly focused on Tulsi Gabbard while urging her to demonstrate her