Journalist Mark Halperin commented on the Pete Hegseth hearing on Wednesday morning and suggested that it went so well that it even provided a framework for other Trump nominees going forward.
He was joined by Sean Spicer, who agreed but clarified that not all of the nominees will need the kind of support that was required for Hegseth.
Halperin has been saying for months now that he expects most, if not all, of Trump’s picks to be confirmed.
Transcript via Real Clear Politics:
MARK HALPERIN: I think it helps every other nominee for three reasons. One is they now have a template about how to do this, how to prepare, how to pack the room with supporters, how to work the chair, the committee, how to make sure everybody’s got statements, the way Sean cited. Number two, there’s momentum now.
There’s just this notion of the train’s leaving. Let’s get everybody…
