Republican Skeptics Cave on Trump’s Picks

“It seemed, for a moment, like Republican lawmakers might offer some resistance,” the Washington Post reports.

“The Army National Guard lieutenant colonel who survived a sexual assault in the military faced off with a defense secretary nominee accused of sexual assault. A physician who specialized in helping low-income children get vaccines grilled a health secretary pick who founded an anti-vaccine group. A Marine intelligence officer with an expertise in Eastern Europe questioned the intelligence director choice with soft views on Russian President Vladimir Putin.”

“But when push came to shove, all three — Sens. Joni Ernst (R-IA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Todd Young (R-IN) — folded.”