'All the options' are on the table to get Trump's Cabinet picks through confirmation, says Sen. John Thune
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Senate Majority Leader-elect John Thune, R-S.D., weighs in on the confirmation process for some of President-elect Trump's Cabinet picks on 'Special Report.'
Trump in recent days announced his choices for key government positions, from Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence to Matt Gaetz as attorney general and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as Health and Human Services secretary. Ashley Carnahan is a writer at Fox News Digital.
Thune, R-S.D., told Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier Thursday on "Special Report" that Senate Republicans are going to work with Trump to "see that he gets his team installed as quickly as possible so he can implement his agenda."
"All these people have a process that they have to go through. All these nominees are – it's a – you know, advice and consent. That's the Senate's constitutional role when it comes to confirmation of nominations to the executive branch of the government. And we take that role seriously," he said. "But we also are not going to allow the Democrats to obstruct or block President Trump and the will of the American people."
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