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President-elect Donald Trump's selections to join his administration have surprised some, bringing some uncertainty over the confirmation process.Among the picks drawing questions, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, who resigned from Congress on Wednesday, was pegged to be Trump's attorney general. Other picks raising eyebrows include former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence, and Fox News host Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense.
Jaffer, executive director of the National Security Institute, said Gaetz's appointment was 'hard to understand.''It is hard to imagine he'll experience an easy confirmation process in the Senate,' Jaffer said. 'But there is a real possibility he'll be recess appointed.'Gaetz's nomination could be a way for him to test the loyalty of members of the Senate.'This is not a nomination designed to help him succeed,' he said.
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