First on FOX:R-Ark. Senate President Tom Cotton is set to meet with Trump candidates who fought for key positions in the Department of Defense (DOD) after facing backlash from people lined up in the Maga over the weekend.
Cotton will meet with President Donald Trump's candidate for Elbridge “Bridge” Colby in the coming days.
Sources say the Senate Committee on Armed Service (SASC) senators arrived in Cotton with concerns over some of Colby's stances, particularly past comments on Iran.
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Tom Cotton meets with key candidates after finding himself with the possibilities apparent in some numbers in Maga-Sphere. (Getty Images/Reuters)
Turning Point USA founder and CEO Charlie Kirk told Fox News Digital that he was “very happy to hear that Senator Cotton is willing to meet Bridge,” and gave the candidates a “thoughtful” approach. It's advertised.
Whether or not his own public pressure on the Senator via X was involved in the conference, he said, “both public and private pressures are important. Ideally, these arguments are public. It's not a place for me, but sometimes it's necessary.”
“What has become very clear to me these days is that the base is paying close attention to this confirmation, and political consequences for senators who are in the way of the personnel that President Trump wants. There is,” Kirk continued, adding. He hopes that Cotton will eventually retreat Colby.
Sen. Tom Cotton has denounced Kamala Harris for refusing to clarify the change in policy position from 2020. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc, Getty Images)
Sources told Fox News Digital that issues of Colby's position regarding the war between Russia and Ukraine had emerged from some members. But what ultimately encouraged him to hesitate was his earlier stance on Iran's nuclear capabilities and whether the US should include nuclear Iran.
Regarding cotton, familiar sources have explained that the GOP conference and Intel committee chairman are “comfortable” with candidates who say they support Trump's position to prevent Iran from accessing nuclear weapons. did.
The expected meeting between Republican top and Colby came after Cotton was a target of “Maga” over the weekend, reluctant to fall behind the candidates.
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Figures such as billionaire White House advisors Elon Musk and Kirk took him to X to discuss Colby's nomination and Cotton's fascinating hesitation.
Elbridge Colby will speak at the National Conservative Conference held in Washington, DC on Tuesday, July 9, 2024. (Photo by Dominic Gwinn/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)
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“Efforts to undermine President Trump continue in the US Senate,” Kirk wrote.
He further insisted that Cotton “works behind the scenes and will stop Trump's pick Elbridge Colby from being confirmed at Dodd.”
“Colby is one of the most important pieces to stop Bush/Chaney Cabal in Dodd. Why is Tom Cotton doing this?
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X-owner Musk replied, “Why are you against Bridge? What do you think Bridge will do?”
“Senator Cotton is focused on all defense candidates committing to supporting President Trump's position that Iran should not have nuclear weapons, and Cotton has met and heard with candidates. We'll deal with this at the meeting.” Earlier this week they were waiting for Colby's paperwork to proceed with the nomination process.
The White House did not provide comment when asked by Fox News Digital whether Colby's stance on nuclear Iran has changed.
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Colby wrote in OP-ED in 2010 that “[c]The birth of nuclear Iran is a very plausible and practical purpose. ”
However, he gave in, “preventing Iran's nuclear capabilities should be the purpose of Washington and the international community.”
