Rep. Jim Himes joins Morning Joe to discuss Trump’s latest cabinet picks, calling Matt Gaetz 'the most dangerous AG nomination in 250 years' and warning Tulsi Gabbard poses a 'national security risk.'
This is an adapted excerpt from the Nov. 15 episode of 'Morning Joe.' House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has been quite consistent about how Democrats plan to work with their Republican counterparts during Donald Trump’s incoming administration.
People send their members of Congress to Washington to get things done. However, these are not normal times. So when we’re talking about confirmations, potentially even recess appointments, I wonder why we have yet to see, writ large, the Senate Democratic caucus articulate their strategy? Now, I know what some lawmakers think privately and what some have said publicly, like Sen.
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