Cornell Belcher: Trump Putting Forward Scandal Ridden Nominees Is About Loyalty, Not Policy

CABRERA New York Times ░░░░░░░░ sort of a deep ░░░░░░░░ into his change of ░░░░░░░░ and they report Whether ░░░░░░░░ Hegseth is ultimately confirmed ░░░░░░░░ not the past week ░░░░░░░░ already seen as a ░░░░░░░░ success by people close ░░░░░░░░ Mr Trump It is ░░░░░░░░ first test run of ░░░░░░░░ blunt force pressure strategy ░░░░░░░░ will be replicated again ░░░░░░░░ again whenever a Republican ░░░░░░░░ in the way of ░░░░░░░░ Trump Cornell what kind ░░░░░░░░ a test is this ░░░░░░░░ what will the outcome ░░░░░░░░ you BELCHER Well it ░░░░░░░░ a fascinating test because ░░░░░░░░ s step back for ░░░░░░░░ moment right If you ░░░░░░░░ conservatives senators like Joni ░░░░░░░░ who are being threatened ░░░░░░░░ of they have questions ░░░░░░░░ about this nominee this ░░░░░░░░ t about policy right ░░░░░░░░ know you could put ░░░░░░░░ conservative nominees who conservative ░░░░░░░░ would approve but this ░░░░░░░░ t what this is ░░░░░░░░ This is about like ░░░░░░░░ lot of reporting is ░░░░░░░░ is who is going ░░░░░░░░ be most loyal to ░░░░░░░░ Trump And I think ░░░░░░░░ a lot of Americans ░░░░░░░░ we re going you ░░░░░░░░ he won the election ░░░░░░░░ you re also defined ░░░░░░░░ the politics of this ░░░░░░░░ battle And I gotta ░░░░░░░░ you if you go ░░░░░░░░ a nomination battle with ░░░░░░░░ these nominees who have ░░░░░░░░ know let s just ░░░░░░░░ a lot of baggage ░░░░░░░░ problems and scandal behind ░░░░░░░░ and it s rolled ░░░░░░░░ in these Senate hearings ░░░░░░░░ know the initial perception ░░░░░░░░ the Trump Administration will ░░░░░░░░ defined by these scandals ░░░░░░░░ this negative news I ░░░░░░░░ just step back not ░░░░░░░░ being partisan but you ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ ve seen in the ░░░░░░░░ where it would be ░░░░░░░░ Republican president or a ░░░░░░░░ president try to force ░░░░░░░░ ridden nominees through this ░░░░░░░░ because they understand that ░░░░░░░░ that hurts them and ░░░░░░░░ certainly is going to ░░░░░░░░ the congressional members who ░░░░░░░░ to ultimately vote for ░░░░░░░░ against someone who has ░░░░░░░░ lot of scandal around ░░░░░░░░