Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) said Saturday that Congressional Democrats are prepared to do “whatever it takes” to respond to President-elect Trump's Cabinet decisions.
“Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune has said all options are on the table to get President Trump to the team he wants as quickly as possible, including possibly recess appointments,” Al. Reverend Sharpton said. asked Padilla. MSNBC's “Politics Nation.” “That would circumvent the confirmation process. What are Democrats prepared to do about this?”
“What are Democrats prepared to do in response to that? Not just to protect the U.S. Constitution, but whatever it takes…the interests of the people here matter,” Mediaite stressed. Padilla said in the clip.
“Donald Trump is much more than a mockery of what the next president should be.” [doing,] Regardless of who the majority in Congress is,” Padilla said.
“These people are far from qualified to hold the positions Donald Trump wants,” he later added.
President Trump recently named Fox News host Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense, former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services, and former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.). announced senior government officials, including The attorney general's comments prompted a backlash from Democrats in Congress.
Rep. Pat Ryan of New York, who served in the Army, said Mr. Hegseth's selection to lead the Pentagon was “not a serious selection.” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York said that if Kennedy were to lead HHS, “we'd be talking about going back to the 1700s, 1800s.”
“While I originally intended to refrain from commenting on the nomination at this stage, I cannot afford to remain silent here,” Sen.-elect Andy Kim (DN.J.) said in a post on X on Wednesday. said in a post about X on Wednesday. It turns out that Matt Gaetz is not qualified to be Attorney General. I don't support his approval. ”
Hill has reached out to Trump's transition team and Thune's office for comment.
