Confirmation process for cabinet picks ‘out of control’: Sen. Johnson | The Hill Sunday
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- U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., joined NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday” to discuss President-elect Trump’s latest cabinet picks and why he believes the Senate confirmation process for those picks has become “out of control.”
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These people need to remember the people have spoken.
The constitution doesn’t put all of the power in the executive branch for a reason. The senate needs to do what they’re tasked with.
@@Foolofatook889and it doesnt mean we dont want transparency
Senators have a constitutional responsibility to vet the President's appointments.
@suedavis3525 riiiiiiiight. Like they did with bidens lol.
@@janineshaner1107 which of Biden’s cabinet picks were unqualified or child sex traffickers? They’re not selecting for political perspective or ideology. They’re selecting for having the qualifications to do the job…oh, and to make sure they’re not kid diddlers. That’s kind of important!
Senators who oppose will be primaried
@@staypositive950 oh will they now? Lmao
That doesn't mean they shouldn't do their job.
@@Foolofatook889Yea, we pick our candidates on this side.
@suedavis3525 Their job is to deliver the will of the American people. The people spoke and they want Trump's appointments.
You have too much faith in the populace.
Gates has never been charged with anything. The process is not out of control; Senators vote.
They don’t like not having control of the picks.
@@TC-uk2sg they don’t control the picks they control if the pick is confirmed lol
@@Foolofatook889 it is their job to vet the picks.
@@suedavis3525 I know…what did I say that’s contrary to that?
The Swamp is only interested in one thing. Self preservation.
They don't want their club disrupted.
@ is the swamp anyone who doesn’t let Trump do whatever he wants?
LOL.. Damning report.. LMAO .. I love it when swamp creatures cry .. they don't cry when they were F'ing all of us!
@@jameshobbs1460 so publish it
Then why not publish it? No big deal, right?
How would he know it is damning?
How's did it feel. Gonna feel better when your on the run the hunters are now the hunted. Run lawfare f%^&s run.
Ron Johnson is a valuable congressman. Kudos!
SENATOR
Ron Johnson makes me proud being from Wisconsin
He's a keeper, but your voter rolls are the dirtiest in the country.
@@whome1299 Especially Milwaukee and Madison. Milwaukee has a history of massive voter fraud.
@@whome1299 Yeah the democrat legislature and Governor sucks. Ron does not
Other than SCOTUS, there should be no lifetime appointments! Especially for administrative staff! The President, Congress and the Representatives are not lifetime! Look at Powell, saying the President can’t fire him! What a joke!
@@dandandkl9048 even SCOTUS why are they special?
I like Ron Johnson.
Senator Johnson be sure to mandate open voting so that the voters can see which senators vote no on any of Trump’s picks. We’ll then see who’s obstructionist and who complies with the people’s choice to restructure the bureaucracy
Didn't he pretend to be on the phone when asked about J6? He's a coward.
@@gordonlawson2334 John Thune will be the next Senate majority leader and not Johnson.
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Indeed, just putting a bug in Johnson’s ear and expressing my opinion.
“ Allegations”? Why wasn’t he in court, if it’s such an obvious case? Why wasn’t he charged…..AT…..THE……TIME? Just a simple question.
47 get it done
Allegations? What happened to innocent until proven guilty?
If you are a Democrat, like Menendez, that applies. If you are Republican, it's the other way around with these people.
Precisely! His opponents are scared so they’re manufacturing evidence to discredit him.
@@heatherhall7899you’re confused. The dems wanted meMendez out when he was accused of wrongdoing.
The republicans are fighting to have a child rapist accused of flying the girls internationally and paying them for sex to be AG.
Do you see a difference there??
Why not releasing the report? 🤷🏾
Gaetz is a beast!
Hahaha
They are scared, so scared theyre trying to Christine Blasey Ford gaetz but without the Christine Blasey Ford testmony. They will be just as surprised when Gaetz is appointed as they where for the 5th.
@TylerD-uwm hahaha
Confirm Matt or he will be appointed Senator of Florida and you'll have to deal with him every day.
I nominate you to fill a slot in the Trump Administration.
There is a process; you can’t just vote yea for anything
@@JonasMbuyahamazing process for republicans: yet what happened to byedon administration for not following the “process” absolutely nothing!! Did Harris get to run for president the correct way? Did Congress or anyone else try to stop her! We the people stood together as one, with the Lord’s help; letting this administration and Rinos know exactly where we stand; That is for President Trump, and his picks for cabinet members 100% APPROVING, ESPECIALLY AG MATT GAETZ 👍👍👍👍💞🕊️🇺🇸🇮🇱🙏🕊️
@ Do you know there are processes to get confirmed as a cabinet member? Republican will be in control of both House and Senate; still Matt won’t be confirmed 🤷🏾. You can do a little homework
@@jayvan4353 🤣🤣🤣 is that a threat?
IT IS NOT UP TO THE DEMOCRATS OR THE RINOS
It is called checks and balances, Senator. It is a key component of our system
The president is entitled to to pick his nominees! That will be the head of each department answering to him. Surrounded by great minds to assist!
Yes he is, and those picks are subject to congressional review. That's how it works. If you don't like that then go live in some other country where that's now how it works.
Otherwise go pound sand.
At this point, I’ll roll the dice on any out of control candidate. The status quo is the real problem.
What's wrong with the "status quo"?
Please provide details as to what's currently wrong with Washington...?
@ Are you joking? We have corporate lobbyists and unelected bureaucrats that are promulgating a kleptocracy, or what Bernie refers to as the oligarchy.
No one who follows politics would even ask that question. In fact, only a child would naively think everything is fine in Washington. Sheesh.
Ron Johnson is a WONDERFUL American.
He truly works FOR the people. 🌟🌟🇺🇸🌟🌟
The circus is back.
The circus ends on January 20th
America has spoken.
Hopefully, if they do their job, there won't be as many appointments to make in the future. That exactly why the American people Elected Trump.... Clean up Washington!
But people like me didn't vote for Trump and I don't believe that "anything needs to be cleaned up". That's far Right wing MAGA bullcrap conspiracy talk that is pure garbage.
Confirm ALL the appointments
Let us see the payouts in Non Disclosure Agreements on ALL Congress to settle accusations!
Wait until they find out Elon has their browsing histories! There might even be Democrats viting RED.
Gaetz is a honey badger. We need a honey badger.
Alaska's Murkowski failed bar exam 4 times, but she thinks she smarter than Matt Gaetz
She got her daddy job. And her daddy connections.
Senator Johnson and many republicans are trying to make sure we the people are getting what we voted for to get passed. As a Wisconsin voter I’m proud he is working for us. As for our Democrat senator in our state we shall see if she works with or against president Trump. After all she ran on the assumption she worked with him in the past. 🤔
He thinks Matt Gaetz will “root out the partisan players” in the DOJ?!? Ahahahahaha 😂😂😂I’ve never seen a more partisan politician in my life.
Whats the reason for keeping the ethics report secret?
To cover up Gaetz's misconduct.
The DOJ/FBI created it. And they have been making up stuff for years
Yes-also to prevent a politic that has proven itself to “exaggerate” beyond the truth from using it as a tool to exaggerate beyond the truths. Dude probably did something that reflects poorly (for a republican) but is not illegal and releasing it provides no real purpose other than fuel to the multitude of other excuses to reject the nomination
Dems would do the same thing were the roles reversed
Not sure he said it here but when you leave congress, it’s against maybe the constitution or another law to do so.
no jurisdiction if he is no longer a member of congress. Also, it is nothing but more lawfare to discredit him.
Keep this guy in office
It's the senate's job to check these folks out. Do your job.
I swear this news outlet becomes less credible by the day. Tragic.
You can tell who the criminals are.
Thank you Mr. Johnson !
let me summarize: "I will do whatever Trump wants me to do."
Is it because none steal other's luggage?
He didn’t answer any of the questions. Typical politician
He calls Gaetz "an incredibly effective advocate for the president."
What. Does. That. Have. To. Do. With. Being. Attorney. General???
Johnson just fully accepted that the cult of Trump loyalty is the way things operate in the party now.
Exactly 👍
Primary anyone and everyone who opposes any pick.
Recall Them …..
I’d rather have someone lead the DOJ who had at least BEEN in court once or twice! Gaetz has never been a trial lawyer, prosecutor, defense attorney… nor has he ever managed a huge department. Or even a small department. This is asking for complete chaos.
And Becerra was head of HHS as a former AG for CA, his lack of qualifications weren’t addressed. Gaetz has been persecuted by the DOJ, he’s the right man to clean up & clean out the dept.
Give us the picks that the President has nominated. We voted for him and trust his choices and vision. Do not oppose us or you will be out of a job next election.
Gross gaslighting. He's calling the constitution Human Resources, and Attorney General confirmation as insignificant as any of the other 1200.
I personally was not sure about the Gaetz nomination. I would have nominated someone else ... If they want to have Gates somewhere in the doj that could be done at a lower level.
HOWEVER I LIKE MOST OF THE OTHER PICS A LOT !!!
I think Matt was an unforced error ... I'm sure there are plenty of other people who are also loyal to Trump and the MAGA mission who would be less controversial and perhaps have prior experience as a prosecutor or at least a long time defence lawyer
What is he talking about, no HR department? Why vote in the first place then? This is insanity, these people are absolute nut jobs...
The AG doesn't represent the senate, he/she represents the American people. The public has a right to see the ethics report to know who will run the highest judicial office in the country.
But where is the ethics report I demanded of the Garland handling of the AG the last 4 years? If we skip the Garland one - we skip the Gaetz one.
@@peachmango5347 Seriously? That's your defense of Matt Gaetz?
AOC gets paid $170k a year. She is worth $29 million dollars. Gaetz is accused of sleeping with an underage girl the public has a right to honest government Gaetz will give it them in spite of the low information shills
@@marknash526 You lost all seven swing states partisan democrat. you dont get to set trumps policies or cabinet picks. You can cry about it and double down on identity politics while calling working class people "losers" to lose again in 2026 because you cant offer anything else.
Good point. The people's A.G.
Where is Hillary , show your E Mails !
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Trump won! Give him his picks.
The people have spoken!
It doesn’t work that way; educate yourself.
Process was never out of control before. Hmmmm..........
Senators, do not stand in the way of the American mandate.
And We The People should focus and not have a short term memory. If any Senators block appointments, Boot them out! - at minimum by not re-electing them.
You got to get er done
Meanwhile Tim walz and kamalas husband leave a restaurant without paying or tipping for their food... 😂
Report on that.
Put it on the Campaigns Tab
When a nomination is so vehemently opposed by the other party you know you have the right nomination for your agenda
Hopefully the left and the rhinos will not under estimate the conservatives because if matt isn't confirmed then maybe they are going gonna like Alex Jones or Marjorie Taylor green. If they don't like Kennedy then I figure they would deal with Dr Phil and if tulsi isn't ok then how about Candace Owen's.. I didn't go to the most controversial ones.
The Senate better comply or GTFO. We The People have loudly spoken.
Exactly!
Listening to media people feels like a complete waste of time.
Look the FBI cleared him; Kevin just had an ax to grind
Thank you Ron Johnson for your courageous work with vaccine victims! ❤
The swamp has been drained! The pig pen 🐖 is now open. FDJT 4EVER
Defying the People’s and the President’s wishes is not a wise move
Following the constitution on the other hand- that’s a good move. Do you agree?
Separation of powers is part of the constitution. The president can’t do whatever they want. If you don’t like that, then the USA is not the country for you. Go live in Russia. Bend the knee to PUTIN if ya want. 😂😂😂
Don’t trust Ron Johnson to get them through.
We the people want Gaetz as AG.
Get it done and fire the ones who make it hard. The American people have had enough of this BS…
Americans have spoken now do what you are payed for! Get these confirmations done!
Politicians don’t have principles. They’ll vote for whatever benefits them the most as they always do. The only two politicians I can think of that make decisions based on their own rules is maybe Bernie Sanders and Mitch McConnell. Both of them don’t really have much flexibility when it comes to the things they believe in. The rest are sorry excuses for human beings
Definitely not McConnell !!!! He's awful !!!!
@ it’s not about whether you agree with his principles or not. The point is he has them. He’ll buck republicans and Trump alike when his beliefs are violated
It's "out of control" because government is too big - way bigger than envisioned by the founders. This is a bug, not a feature. It needs to get smaller. There needs to be fewer agencies and fewer people who have to go through the confirmation process; not because we exempt some of them, but because they are not there in the first place.
We The People demand confirmation of these cabinet choices.
Tough shit kiddo. There is separation of powers and the senate gets to confirm. You don’t like that, cry harder. 😂😂😂
Senator Johnson makes a great point about not getting involved in "temporary" appointments, but absolutely being involved when it comes to lifetime appointments. None of the people Trump has nominated will last beyond his presidency unless a Republican wins again in 2028.
Yes, plus Trump can continue picking similar people. No need to expend political will beyond just making the picks.
But the recess appointment issue SHOULD BE AVOIDED by Trump, not even as a last resort. Let the Senators risk their being booted out by We The People if they do not Consent to Appointments.
As background to that . . . while pro forma sessions is an oddity of a work around, with new technology (appearance by video) there is no real need for such pro forma sessions. The original exception to appointments (i.e., during recess) was basically necessary because the length of time it took for Congress to assemble (i.e., to communicate to perform their work). Today, that obstacle to assembling no longer exists, that is, Congress could remain assembled by video even without use of pro forma sessions. To me, taking the exception (recess appointments) off the table after the purpose for the exception is obsolete seems reasonable. I do not like circumvention of the constitution to push an agenda. If the agenda lacks popular support of the Senate, I am all for it being required to be debated or modified in order to gain the necessary support.
As a Wisconsin voter, you need to vote for all those nominated.
Doesn't matter what Congress does, any cabinet appointment can be an acting secretary and get to work anyway.
It would be of no good to let the report out for review. That could skewe his confirmation. If the DOJ had anything on Gatez, the report would be out there. Let the confirmation process play out and we'll see what happens. in my opinion, Matt Gatez is an excellent choice for the job. He's like a bull dog. Nothing will get by him.
I disagree. It's like the Kavanaugh confirmation. A lot of mudslinging without evidence by a woman who can provide no proof and has reason to lie. We shouldn't tolerate the fact that Democrats purposefully made a media circus out of that and should not let them do the same here.
Shut it down
Trump's staff picks range from the "terrifying to the aburd."
Trump should be able to pick his staff. Is anybody in DC honest?
bring it to the floor so the American people can see who is against the agenda we voted for! we want the bureaucracy reigned in, we want the DOJ cleared out of partisan actors, and we want accountability to those who violated the law and went after Trump, American parents and Christians. And also I think RFJ jr will be great for the health of America. We want to see the vote! Primary any Republican objectors, the RNC is flush with cash
Advise---- then consent. It is not roll over and beg not to be primaried. Have to admire a senator who says doing the advise and consent part of the job is too hard, and all he wants to do is oversite. There may be little need for oversite if you vet the right people.
Congress is very concerned about what the nominated AG Knows about their sins
All Republicans GOP Senators must Trump side for American 🇺🇸 for MAGA 🇺🇸NO question
LOL, He never did answer the question. “Do you want to see the report?” It’s yes or no. What happen to simple answers these days 😁😄😁
Another MAGA loyalist willing to yield his responsibility as a United States Senator to the Dear Leader.
Because it's time for the government to once again be run by the people, not the swamp creatures who have been there for decades
Maybe these people share the vision for a Great America?
Stirewalt needs to go work for CNN
There should be no more than 20 or 30 pics that need Senate confirmation. The founding fathers envision may be a dozen or so.
I'm not sure about the Gaetz pick either but my understanding is the DOJ investigated him and did not bring charges. Is THIS DOJ didn't bring charges then I don't know if there's anything there ... But there should be some kind of documentation of the evidence.
They’ll complain but eventually bow down to Trump like they did the first time around.
Hope so.
This is what people voted for and if any of them aren’t up to the task they will be fired. The AG aside people voted knowing RFK was going to HHS or similar and that what the majority voted for.
Gatez Allthe Way
Make sure he does what he says , he’ll vote for Trumps cabinet picks make sure he sticks by his word .
If Thune doesn't toe the line he will be ousted!!
So Johnson considers Ag a”lesser” office? Okey dokey
No touch football is so exhausting 🏈
Maybe would be a good idea for Trump to hold off on nominating people for agencies that his Admin plans on shutting down, if there are any---Certainly hope so! That would cut down on how many need to be Senate approved.
We get it, Chris, you hate Matt Gaetz.
How did he vote on their nefarious early vote for senate majority leader by secret ballot??
Yes Ron.
I would’ve preferred Ron Johnson as Majority leader to the loser Thune.
The comments here are incredible. This is a guy who has a credible history of sexual misconduct and drug use. If the ethics report clears him, publish it and clear him. If not the public deserves to know. It is unbelievable that these clowns want to protect him.
He was already throughly investigated by the FBI and the DOJ! He was cleared of all wrongdoing by those agencies. So what is the issue?
It's not credible. The DOJ investigated the whole thing and declined to bring charges. Therefore, it's de facto NOT credible.
@@gyabalousfabalous9 so release the report. Simple
Give me a break. What cabinet member was rejected that the Democrats sent?
Lol damn trump is making swamp republicans X democrats panic
The pick of Thume is McConnell givng Trump the middle finger. Thume better remember the people voted a mandate for Trump. Thume for his own good and that of the party better follow that mandate. In 2 years there will be another election and more MAGA senator's will be elected to the senate remember that.
We saw what you all did last time. We want you to follow the president we gave you majorities. Get it done. the people's will not senators will democrats can vote against but we expect Republicans to follow the republican President's agenda we elected him to enact. Thank you.