Journalist Mark Halperin commented on the Pete Hegseth listening to on Wednesday morning and advised that it went so nicely that it even offered a framework for different Trump nominees going ahead.
He was joined by Sean Spicer, who agreed however clarified that not the entire nominees will want the type of help that was required for Hegseth.
Halperin has been saying for months now that he expects most, if not all, of Trump’s picks to be confirmed.
Transcript by way of Real Clear Politics:
MARK HALPERIN: I believe it helps each different nominee for 3 causes. One is that they now have a template about how to do that, the right way to put together, the right way to pack the room with supporters, the right way to work the chair, the committee, how to ensure everyone’s obtained statements, the way in which Sean cited. Quantity two, there’s momentum now.
There’s simply this notion of the practice’s leaving. Let’s get everyone confirmed. Let’s get the federal government up and operating.
And quantity three is these Republican strain for unity. You don’t wish to cross Trump. Joni Ernst stated that template, don’t cross Trump.
So I believe it helps all of them. I nonetheless assume Tulsi Gabbard is at present essentially the most endangered, however I nonetheless assume she’s going to make it. Sean.
SEAN SPICER: I believe it’ll be fascinating, too. The one factor that we’re leaving out, I believe the whole lot we stated in regards to the listening to is completely proper when it comes to the template. However simply keep in mind that there’s solely so many sources.
Having been by way of this course of at a really excessive degree earlier than, you’re type of marshalling all of your sources for a few of the huge ones, proper? So that you’ve obtained to watch out that on the similar time you’re not exposing, you already know, like, for instance, Chris writes up for Power At present. I’m positive it’ll be advantageous, however I don’t assume he’s going to have the complete set of sources that you just did for Hegseth yesterday.
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Democrats got here out with weapons blazing within the Hegseth listening to as a result of they had been making an attempt to destroy the very momentum that Halperin describes right here. It didn’t work. Hegseth is more likely to get confirmed. Even Democrats appear to be signaling defeat.