CNN’s Manu Raju Reports Every Single Trump Nominee May Get Confirmed: ‘The Republicans Are in Line’

ACOSTA 13 of President ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump s cabinet ░░░░░░░░ will be on Capitol ░░░░░░░░ this week for their ░░░░░░░░ hearings before the Senate ░░░░░░░░ include Pete Hegseth for ░░░░░░░░ Secretary and Marco Rubio ░░░░░░░░ Secretary of State CNN ░░░░░░░░ Manu Raju is up ░░░░░░░░ Capitol Hill for us ░░░░░░░░ were any of these ░░░░░░░░ in jeopardy What do ░░░░░░░░ think RAJU Right now ░░░░░░░░ appears that a lot ░░░░░░░░ them if not all ░░░░░░░░ them will be confirmed ░░░░░░░░ there are still questions ░░░░░░░░ how they will perform ░░░░░░░░ these critical sometimes make ░░░░░░░░ break moments during these ░░░░░░░░ hearings Do they stumble ░░░░░░░░ they offer any ammunition ░░░░░░░░ one side or the ░░░░░░░░ But for the moment ░░░░░░░░ Republicans are in line ░░░░░░░░ that s really all ░░░░░░░░ these nominees need in ░░░░░░░░ to be confirmed Remember ░░░░░░░░ order to get confirmed ░░░░░░░░ the United States Senate ░░░░░░░░ need to have a ░░░░░░░░ majority of support That ░░░░░░░░ for the Republican led ░░░░░░░░ which is 53 47 ░░░░░░░░ can afford to lose ░░░░░░░░ Republican senators on any ░░░░░░░░ line vote At the ░░░░░░░░ we re not hearing ░░░░░░░░ opposition from Republican senators ░░░░░░░░ of them keeping their ░░░░░░░░ close to their vest ░░░░░░░░ there are several ones ░░░░░░░░ we re watching very ░░░░░░░░ this week One of ░░░░░░░░ Pete Hegseth coming before ░░░░░░░░ Senate Armed Services Committee ░░░░░░░░ He has had a ░░░░░░░░ of controversies emerge including ░░░░░░░░ of sexual assault back ░░░░░░░░ 2017 allegations of excessive ░░░░░░░░ on the job and ░░░░░░░░ of a veterans organization ░░░░░░░░ he headed up He ░░░░░░░░ denied all of that ░░░░░░░░ does he perform when ░░░░░░░░ is asked about that ░░░░░░░░ the hearings As well ░░░░░░░░ Pam Bondi On Wednesday ░░░░░░░░ ll go before the ░░░░░░░░ Judiciary Committee The nomination ░░░░░░░░ be the next attorney ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ s flown under the ░░░░░░░░ but she ll face ░░░░░░░░ particularly from Democrats about ░░░░░░░░ Trump s push to ░░░░░░░░ the elections How does ░░░░░░░░ feel about that Does ░░░░░░░░ separate herself from Donald ░░░░░░░░ And another one to ░░░░░░░░ too Russ Vought who ░░░░░░░░ who would be the ░░░░░░░░ of a very powerful ░░░░░░░░ Committee in the White ░░░░░░░░ Budget Office in the ░░░░░░░░ House The Budget Office ░░░░░░░░ helps determine how to ░░░░░░░░ with regulations pushes forward ░░░░░░░░ policy agenda on spending ░░░░░░░░ and the like He ░░░░░░░░ pushed very conservative policies ░░░░░░░░ Democrats will be targeting ░░░░░░░░ But at the moment ░░░░░░░░ s uncertain whether any ░░░░░░░░ these will stumble any ░░░░░░░░ these nominations will will ░░░░░░░░ to any opposition from ░░░░░░░░ which is why the ░░░░░░░░ team is very confident ░░░░░░░░ these nominees will be ░░░░░░░░ Maybe not on day ░░░░░░░░ but soon thereafter unless ░░░░░░░░ changes at these hearings ░░░░░░░░ week Jim ACOSTA And ░░░░░░░░ I mean one of ░░░░░░░░ s very controversial cabinet ░░░░░░░░ RFK Jr what do ░░░░░░░░ know about his confirmation ░░░░░░░░ RAJU It has not ░░░░░░░░ scheduled yet Jim but ░░░░░░░░ has been trying to ░░░░░░░░ Republicans concerns and Democratic ░░░░░░░░ about his views about ░░░░░░░░ Of course he has ░░░░░░░░ said in the past ░░░░░░░░ childhood autism to taking ░░░░░░░░ He has seemed to ░░░░░░░░ walked those back in ░░░░░░░░ private meetings even suggested ░░░░░░░░ he to members that ░░░░░░░░ is quote pro vaccine ░░░░░░░░ and he is not ░░░░░░░░ vax He said that ░░░░░░░░ Republicans and Democrats alike ░░░░░░░░ at the moment no ░░░░░░░░ have come out in ░░░░░░░░ to him We ll ░░░░░░░░ if that changes when ░░░░░░░░ time to have his ░░░░░░░░ He ll have two ░░░░░░░░ the Senate Finance Committee ░░░░░░░░ Senate HELP Committee in ░░░░░░░░ coming days, Jim.”