Trump’s Cabinet Drama: Will RFK Jr. & Gabbard Survive?

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's choice to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, appears before the Senate Finance Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
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The fate of two of Trump’s most controversial cabinet picks, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for and Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence, could come down to just a few votes.

Here’s Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana grilling RFK Jr. during his confirmation:

“Convince me that you will become the public advocate, but not just churn old information so that there’s never a conclusion.”

As a doctor, he’s concerned about his long history of pushing vaccine conspiracy theories. But could a vote against RFK cost him his own seat?

Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump’s choice to be the Director of National Intelligence, appears before the Senate Intelligence Committee for her confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

On the Intelligence Committee, Senators Todd Young and Jerry Moran are holding out on Gabbard’s nomination. They’re concerned about her past support for pardoning NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and her controversial foreign policy stances.

A few Republican no-votes could block Kennedy and Gabbard entirely.


Click play to listen to the report from AURN White House Correspondent Ebony McMorris. For more news, follow @E_N_McMorris & @aurnonline.

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