Major Cabinet position contenders face the Senate.
If President-elect Donald Trump has Wheaties in one of his kitchen cabinets, he might want to eat a big bowl of them this morning (Jan. 15). Several of his Cabinet nominees should think about doing the same because it’s time for Senate confirmation hearings. Pete Hegseth, Trump’s secretary of defense nominee, was in the hot seat on Jan. 14. Hegseth’s hearing showed that “resistance” Democrats intend to use the incoming president’s nominations to stage a circus performance that would put P.T. Barnum to shame.
First up, on Jan. 15 was supposed to be former Democrat and Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, tapped to lead the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). Gabbard is likely to find herself on the receiving end of considerable animosity from certain…
