Morning Jolt: Trump Needs Better Vetters

TODAY'S JOLT IS SPONSORED BY
PUTNAM BOOKS

WITH JIM GERAGHTY

December 06 2024

On the menu today: Alabama Republican senator Tommy Tuberville argues that the “advice and consent” role for the Senate in the president's cabinet, laid out in the Constitution, is a role solely for the opposition party, not the president's party. Meanwhile, Iowa senator Joni Ernst says she is “not seeking to be secretary of defense,” and that she wants to give Pete Hegseth the opportunity to “rebut any allegations.” Meanwhile, the short-lived nomination of Hillsborough County sheriff Chad Chronister to be the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration is a microcosm of the problems of how Trump selects his team members. Trump isn't getting the full record of the potential nominees, leaving everyone blindsided later on.

Senator Tuberville on the Constitution's Advice and Consent: 'That's Not Our Job to Do That.'

Consider the philosophy of Alabama Republican senator Tommy Tuberville, who said to CNN's Manu Raju on Thursday that Republican senators ...

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