Julian Castro on Tulsi Gabbard: ‘In a Matter of Days We’re Going To Be Talking About Her Nomination Being on the Cusp of Failure’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Biggest agency ░░░░░░░░ our government The most ░░░░░░░░ job in the administration ░░░░░░░░ though to kimberly s ░░░░░░░░ about Donald Trump pressing ░░░░░░░░ he you know basically ░░░░░░░░ t want to plant ░░░░░░░░ his face regarding the ░░░░░░░░ nominees But you do ░░░░░░░░ other problems as kimberly ░░░░░░░░ with in areas like ░░░░░░░░ and national security Washington ░░░░░░░░ reporting with respect to ░░░░░░░░ Gabbard who has largely ░░░░░░░░ under the radar as ░░░░░░░░ Hegseth Trump s defense ░░░░░░░░ pick battled numerous negative ░░░░░░░░ But three Senate aides ░░░░░░░░ spoke on the condition ░░░░░░░░ anonymity to disclose private ░░░░░░░░ said they believe the ░░░░░░░░ congresswoman will be closely ░░░░░░░░ on the hill as ░░░░░░░░ hawkish senators remain uncomfortable ░░░░░░░░ their past positions as ░░░░░░░░ liberal Democrat and her ░░░░░░░░ comments on Russia and ░░░░░░░░ With Syria being on ░░░░░░░░ front page of international ░░░░░░░░ how does someone like ░░░░░░░░ Gabbard fare in your ░░░░░░░░ with Senate senators generally ░░░░░░░░ Senate Republicans who tend ░░░░░░░░ be a little more ░░░░░░░░ with respect to especially ░░░░░░░░ security issues I think ░░░░░░░░ think that in a ░░░░░░░░ of days we re ░░░░░░░░ to be talking about ░░░░░░░░ nomination being on the ░░░░░░░░ of failure as well ░░░░░░░░ And she just hasn ░░░░░░░░ had the same time ░░░░░░░░ spotlight But you pointed ░░░░░░░░ one of the real ░░░░░░░░ here You know I ░░░░░░░░ that she s out ░░░░░░░░ step with where Republicans ░░░░░░░░ been on different matters ░░░░░░░░ foreign policy But then ░░░░░░░░ she was a Democrat ░░░░░░░░ she particular a whole ░░░░░░░░ of positions that again ░░░░░░░░ primary challenger could use ░░░░░░░░ those those senators who ░░░░░░░░ for her in a ░░░░░░░░ of years So that ░░░░░░░░ s another wrinkle with ░░░░░░░░ nominee like Tulsi Gabbard ░░░░░░░░ it will be fascinating ░░░░░░░░ watch how they handle ░░░░░░░░ I think as we ░░░░░░░░ what senators do you ░░░░░░░░ to keep in mind ░░░░░░░░ s actually up in ░░░░░░░░ because those are the ░░░░░░░░ that are going to ░░░░░░░░ the most pressure And ░░░░░░░░ one last thing that ░░░░░░░░ not as talked about ░░░░░░░░ was really fascinating when ░░░░░░░░ felt that Hegseth s ░░░░░░░░ might fail and he ░░░░░░░░ Ron DeSantis as an ░░░░░░░░ I read that also ░░░░░░░░ a veiled threat to ░░░░░░░░ ambitious senators out there ░░░░░░░░ are thinking themselves that ░░░░░░░░ soon as the 2026 ░░░░░░░░ are done they re ░░░░░░░░ to be running for ░░░░░░░░ And they don t ░░░░░░░░ the elevation of a ░░░░░░░░ rival like DeSantis So ░░░░░░░░ are a lot of ░░░░░░░░ and