Politico reports:
Former Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell is giving some indirect hints into his thinking on President-elect Donald Trump’s forthcoming nominees.
“I will vote to confirm nominees to senior national security roles whose record and experience will make them immediate assets — not liabilities — in the pursuit of peace through strength,” McConnell said during a speech from the Senate floor on Thursday.
The Kentucky Republican didn’t get into specifics. But he is being closely watched on some of Trump’s expected picks, including Pete Hegseth to lead the Department of Defense and Tulsi Gabbard to be the director of national intelligence.
Read the full article. Murkowski is also a maybe.
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