Republican Senate faces MAGA pressure to confirm offbeat nominees
By Susan Ferrechio and Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times - Thursday, November 14, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump is wielding his decisive White House victory over the new Republican majority in the Senate to usher through a slate of unconventional Cabinet nominees who have some lawmakers reeling.
Rejecting any of the president’s picks, however, will incur the wrath of Mr. Trump and his massive base of supporters who carried him to his landslide win.
“I think the president’s electoral mandate is big,” Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, said Thursday as he walked through the Capitol. “People can try to stymie the president’s electoral mandate, but I think it wouldn’t be very smart on the Republican front to do that. He’s the most popular Republican in the country.”
Mr. Paul noted this 2024 election statistic lurking in the minds of Senate Republicans: Mr. Trump, who won every swing state, often outperformed Republican Senate candidates on the ballot.
Mr. Paul said even Mr. Trump’s wildest picks stand a strong chance of winning confirmation.
“Politicians are aware of our elections. They watch how people vote,” Mr. Paul said. “It doesn’t always work, but I think there’s a pretty good chance that his nominees will get through.”
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