The Senate confirmations are in progress for the appointments of the cabinet of Donald Trump.
All firm’s level positions require a majority vote of senators to be approved.
Republicans have a current majority of 53 places in the Senate, which means that Trump candidates cannot afford to lose three republican senators, assuming that the 50 Democrats are uniformly opposed.
A handful of nominees have succeeded in this process so far, especially Secretary of State Marco Rubio,, CIA Director John Ratcliffe And Defense secretary Pete Hegseth.
Hegseth needed JD Vance to express a revolutionary vote to see him confirmed after allegations of excessive consumption of alcohol and aggressive behavior towards women were made against the former Fox News host.
One of the most controversial selections is Russell Voughtwhich was confirmed to direct the Management and budget officeA role he held during Trump’s first term.
He was closely involved in the 2025 project, a conservative plan for Trump’s second term whose president tried to distance himself during the campaign.
Elsewhere, executive of the oil and gas industry Chris WrightA man without political experience, has been confirmed as energy secretary.
He faced criticism during his confirmation hearing for challenging the links between climate change and more frequent forest fires, worrying “media threshing”.
Former member of the New York Congress Lee Zeldin was also confirmed as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
He told the Senator of Vermont, Bernie Sanders, during his confirmation hearing that he believed in the threat of climate change and that the United States had “with the urgency attacking these questions”.
But Zeldin seemed to make a complete 180 on this subject during an interview with Breitbart this week, questioning the legitimacy of the science of the current climate and saying the deadlines of the world, allegedly, they “came and left”.
Trump Ally for a long time Bondi was confirmed as Attorney General. She insisted that she would ensure that the Ministry of Justice would remain independent of the White House. During her audience, she did not say that Trump had lost the 2020 elections.
Millionaire healing fund manager Scott Bessent was confirmed as Treasury secretarywhere he will have influenced the American tax collections and his fiscal policy.
Backer solid prices of Trump, Bessent has rejected the idea that the president’s policies would be inflationary.
Scott TurnerA former NFL player has been confirmed as Housing secretary. He managed the Blank House Opportunity and Revitalization Council during Trump’s first term.
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem was confirmed as Homeland Security Secretary.
Noem is a fervent supporter of Trump’s hard online immigration program. She made the headlines last year when she published a book containing an account of her killing her hunting dog, as well as a false assertion that she met Kim Jong Un.
Doug Burgum was also confirmed as interior secretarywhile Doug Collins was confirmed as Secretary of veterans.
