Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Friday that there is not yet 'clarity' on whether all 53 Republican senators will support President-elect Donald Trump's nominees for his second administration. Thune noted that Republicans have a three-vote margin in the Senate and said each individual senator will decide how to vote on Trump's picks.
Washington — Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Friday that he doesn't believe there is 'clarity' yet on whether all 53 Republican senators will support President-elect Donald Trump 's picks for his second administration.
Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, who served as a Democrat in the House, is also expected to come under close scrutiny by senators as they consider whether to confirm her for director of national intelligence, as is Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., who is Trump's pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
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