Coons: Many Republicans Expressed ‘Shock’ and ‘Disgust’ Over Gaetz’s Nomination

RUSH TRANSCRIPT BLITZER I ░░░░░░░░ you ve called the ░░░░░░░░ pick and your words ░░░░░░░░ deadly serious challenge to ░░░░░░░░ U S Senate Do ░░░░░░░░ have any sense that ░░░░░░░░ Republican colleagues are willing ░░░░░░░░ stand up to Trump ░░░░░░░░ this issue COONS Wolf ░░░░░░░░ re going to have ░░░░░░░░ see many of them ░░░░░░░░ expressed concern many of ░░░░░░░░ privately have expressed shock ░░░░░░░░ disgust given Congressman Gaetz ░░░░░░░░ reputation and the nearly ░░░░░░░░ house ethics report which ░░░░░░░░ believed to contain details ░░░░░░░░ personal misconduct and character ░░░░░░░░ Let s remember we ░░░░░░░░ not talking about a ░░░░░░░░ TV show here we ░░░░░░░░ talking about the U ░░░░░░░░ Department of Justice which ░░░░░░░░ s been nominated to ░░░░░░░░ an agency that has ░░░░░░░░ 000 employees in every ░░░░░░░░ in the union and ░░░░░░░░ budget of more than ░░░░░░░░ billion and is responsible ░░░░░░░░ fighting terrorism fighting crime ░░░░░░░░ us safe implementing a ░░░░░░░░ range of federal criminal ░░░░░░░░ And I understand that ░░░░░░░░ Elect Trump did win ░░░░░░░░ election He has a ░░░░░░░░ and typically a president ░░░░░░░░ entitled to his picks ░░░░░░░░ his cabinet But the ░░░░░░░░ gives to the Senate ░░░░░░░░ advising consent rule which ░░░░░░░░ where there are nominees ░░░░░░░░ Republicans and Democrats find ░░░░░░░░ can work with we ░░░░░░░░ confirm them When there ░░░░░░░░ folks who have the ░░░░░░░░ the experience the relevant ░░░░░░░░ we should confirm them ░░░░░░░░ where there are profound ░░░░░░░░ about their capabilities and ░░░░░░░░ ethics we should hesitate ░░░░░░░░ stop them from being ░░░░░░░░ I ll remind you ░░░░░░░░ just takes 50 votes ░░░░░░░░ in the Senate to ░░░░░░░░ someone for the cabinet ░░░░░░░░ if President Trump is ░░░░░░░░ recess appointments what s ░░░░░░░░ mean about his confidence ░░░░░░░░ he can get the ░░░░░░░░ Republican senators in the ░░░░░░░░ Congress to confirm his ░░░░░░░░ picks?”