Sen.-elect Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) said Wednesday that the Senate will swiftly approve President-elect Donald Trump's nominee in the wake of a possible terrorist attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans early in the new year. said it is necessary to do so.
“Following the possible ISIS-inspired terrorist attack in New Orleans last night, it is even more important that we quickly confirm all of President Trump's nominees,” Moreno said, adding that “national security nominees… We need to approve everyone and make preparations.” Protect America by January 20th” – the day President Trump is inaugurated for his second term.
Mr. Moreno has emerged as one of Mr. Trump's most ardent defenders, making it clear that the American people have given Mr. Trump their mandate.
“So there is a clear mandate and unlike in 2016, people know exactly what President Trump's policies are and there is no confusion or uncertainty about what President Trump will do once he takes office. Never has it been so clear that this is President Trump's policy. “It's black and white, as clear as it can be,” he told Breitbart News in a December interview. Being slow and unfair.
“There has never been a worse Cabinet in American history than Joe Biden's, and yet not a single Democratic senator has said anything that peeps at this person's suitability — people. [like] mayor pete [Buttigieg]jake sullivan [Alejandro] Mayorkas — all completely unqualified people and a terrible disaster. And most importantly, they all voted for all of Biden's nominees,” he noted.
The senator-elect's plea follows a suspect in a horrific early-morning tragedy on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. identified Shamsud Din Jabbar drove his pickup truck through the crowd and then opened fire, law enforcement officials said. Police shot him dead in a gunfight. According to Nola.com, the 42-year-old suspect was carrying an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) flag on his truck.
local police answered At least 10 people were reported killed and another 35 injured in the 3:17 a.m. attack. There are also reports that improvised explosive devices were found at the scene.
The FBI came under fire after Assistant Special Agent in Charge Aretha Duncan initially said this was not a “terrorist incident.”
Shortly after, the FBI issued a statement confirming that it was “working with our partners to investigate this as an act of terrorism.”
President Joe Biden also acknowledged that the attack was being investigated as an act of terrorism.
This story is developing.
