The Campaign Moment: Trump’s controversial Cabinet
NOV 15, 202432 MIN
The Campaign Moment: Trump’s controversial Cabinet
NOV 15, 202432 MIN
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<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">There’s Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Former Republican congressman Matt Gaetz to head up the Justice Department. Former Democratic congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard as the director of national intelligence. Trump has chosen some eyebrow-raising names to staff his Cabinet. But are there any Republicans in the Senate that would choose to block them? </span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Congress reporter Liz Goodwin joins hosts Aaron Blake and Elahe Izadi to dig into Trump’s Cabinet appointments, their chances in the Senate, and </span><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/11/15/trump-administration-transition/?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=post-reports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent;">whether Trump could bypass the upper chamber entirely with the use of recess appointments.</a></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Today's episode was produced and mixed by Ted Muldoon. It was edited by Rena Flores, Lucy Perkins and Mary Jo Murphy.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Subscribe to Aaron’s newsletter, The Campaign Moment, </span><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/newsletters/campaign-moment/?method=NMP_SURL&&utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=post-reports;location=podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent;">here</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">. </span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Subscribe to The Washington Post </span><a href="https://subscribe.washingtonpost.com/acquisition/?s_l=OFFSITE_PODCAST&p=s_v&s_dt=yearly&utm%5B%E2%80%A6%5De-podcast&utm_medium=acq-nat&utm_campaign=podcast-subs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent;">here</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">.</span></p>
