The Republican Party may include a 53-seat Senate majority when the next Congress is seated, and but, for some reason, there’s a lot of talk about how some contenders will have a hard time getting confirmed, whether they’re confirmed at all, and if Trump needs corner to fill seats. And I’m sitting around scratching my head, wondering why.
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Sure, 53 seats is n’t a huge majority, but it should be enough for the GOP to get things done. Heck, it’s not even the slimmest lot we’ve actually seen. After the 2020 elections, Democrats did n’t even win an outright majority. After the election, the upper chamber’s split was 50-50, resulting in Kamala Harris becoming the tiebreaker vote for the Senate, properly granting Democrats a majority and control of the chamber.
Pete Hegseth was the shock nominee for secretary of defense, but some people doubted his confirmation. His portrayal of himself as simply a Fox News character and nothing else has received criticism for his anti-feminist views, which is untrue. And then there was Trump’s collection of Tulsi Gabbard, who has been chosen as the next Director of National Intelligence. Her nomination prompted major backlash, as many on the left have rallied behind the conspiracy theory that she’s a Russian asset, with Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Ma. ) leading the charge. The Atlantic also ran an article calling her candidacy a “national safety risk”, and the Daily Mail claims there’s “global concern” over her choice.  ,
Rep. Matt Gaetz as the attorney general and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the health and individual services secretary are the two most recent takes that have sparked similar questions of assurance, or at least important outrage from the departed. For what it’s fair, I believe these two are the least likely candidates to be confirmed, despite recent reports that Gaetz may be the only candidate whose election has the potential to become untimely.
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Even the less controversial nominees who are awaiting verification are bound to face significant opposition because they were chosen by Trump and are portrayed as” Trump unionists.” That, of course, has been the unifying theme from the liberal advertising against all of the contenders. So I’m not expecting some of Trump’s nominations to get much, if any, republican support.  ,
Then, let’s put this in some historical perspective. Recent Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, who has been a complete crisis, was confirmed 93-2. Nearly all Republicans backed him, which meant he had no trouble getting Democrats ‘ help. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who, along with Joe Biden, told us prices would remain temporary, was confirmed 84-15. Merrick Garland, the most dangerous and political Attorney General in the background of our nation, who weaponized the state against Biden’s political opponents and also approved the raid on Trump’s residence in Florida, was likewise confirmed with republican support, 70-30. And what about Pete Buttigieg, who formerly served as Mayor of South Bend, Ind., and was greatly unqualified to control the Department of Transportation? He was confirmed 86-13.
Even some of the most fatal picks passed through validation on the advice and consent of a sizable number of Republicans, even though some nominees in the past had tighter vote and Neera Tanden’s candidacy had to be pulled after aged tweets emerged. But now, we’re hearing that Trump might not get some of his contenders confirmed because they’re “loyalists” or because the remaining is branding them “unqualified”. Why should n’t Trump be able to rely on recess appointments to replace some of his nominees when Joe Biden did n’t, with a 53-seat majority?
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The Senate GOP’s pun is the only way to explain it.  ,
