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Asked about the names in the mix to succeed ousted Department of Homeland Security head Kirstjen Nielsen, McConnell said this, according to The Hill:"I've not spoken to him about any of them. I have expressed my, shall I say, lack of enthusiasm for one of them ... Ken Cuccinelli. Look I'm not going to handicap all the people that could come up. There are a number of members ... who have had some reservations about some of the names that have been mentioned.
In each episode of his weekly YouTube show, Chris Cillizza will delve a little deeper into the surreal world of politics. Click to subscribe! Which brings me to Herman Cain, the founder of Godfather's Pizza and 2012 GOP presidential candidate. Trump, out of the blue, proposed Cain as a candidate for one of the two open seats on the Federal Reserve. The pick drew immediate opposition, with four Republican senators now on record opposing Cain's ascension to the slot -- essentially dooming his chances."Herman is, you know, he's already sat on one of the Fed Boards," Trump said of Cain earlier this week.
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