Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) admits he would be “surprised” if President-elect Trump's nominee for attorney general, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), is confirmed. He joined a crowd of skeptics that included members of Congress. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and others.
“I would actually be surprised if Gates approved it,” Kinzinger told CNN's Jake Tapper in an emphatic video on Thursday. mediate.
“So I was surprised by him resigned He's in the House because he has nothing to fall back on, but he'll probably be a commentator on Fox News or something. ”
He questioned the Senate's stance on confirming Gaetz and Health and Human Services Secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr., adding that many leading Republicans are up for re-election and may not be willing to waver. The boat admitted that it could not be done.
“Many well-meaning Senate Republicans, especially those who voted to remove Donald Trump from office, are up for re-election,” Kinzinger said. “So it's a whole different ball game now. Will they resist RFK on the vaccine? I don't know.”
Democrats have raised their own concerns about the new appointments, questioning the nominee's credibility and experience as a condition of confirmation.
