Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune said “all options” are on the table to get President-elect Trump’s cabinet picks through the confirmation process, amid concerns that some appointees will not receive enough votes to be confirmed.

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In recent days, Trump has announced his picks for key government positions, from Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence to Matt Gaetz as Attorney General and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Several of President-elect Trump’s cabinet are choosing who will need Senate confirmation. ((Getty Images))

Thune, RS.D., told Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier on “Special Report” Thursday that Senate Republicans will work with Trump to “make sure he gets his team in place as quickly as possible, so that they can implement their agenda. “

“All these people have a process to go through. All these nominees are, you know, advice and consent. That is the constitutional role of the Senate when it comes to confirmation of nominations to the executive branch of government. And we take that role seriously,” he said. “But we also will not allow Democrats to obstruct or block President Trump and the will of the American people.”

Republicans and Democrats on both sides of the political aisle expressed shock at Trump’s selection of Gaetz as attorney general. The former Florida congressman resigned from Congress days before the House Ethics Committee was to hold a meeting on its investigation into allegations that he engaged in sexual misconduct and illicit drug use. Gaetz denies the allegations.

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Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, he told reporters she didn’t think Trump’s AG pick was a “serious nomination.” “We need to have a serious attorney general, and I look forward to the opportunity to consider someone who is serious. That was not on my bingo card,” she said.

Thune was asked about using “pause appointments” to get Trump’s picks through Senate confirmation if there aren’t enough votes for the nominee to be confirmed. “Break Programs”, according to the Associated Pressallow a president to fill vacancies while the Senate is out or in recess.

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“Well, it’s an option, but obviously you have to, you know, you have to get all the Republicans to vote to withdraw as well. So the same Republicans you mentioned who might have a problem voting for someone under the regular order probably have a problem voting too adjourn the Senate“, the native of South Dakota noted. “You have to have the consent of the House. There is a process. All of this is a process. But I don’t think any of those things are necessarily off the table.”

“I think we need to have all options on the table. And these nominees deserve their day in court. They deserve a hearing, a confirmation hearing, an opportunity to be vetted. And the Senate will fulfill its constitutional role under advice and consent. But not we will allow Democrats to thwart the will of the American people to give President Trump the people he wants in those positions to implement his agenda,” Thune continued.

U.S. Senator John Thune, RS.D., newly elected Senate Majority Leader for the upcoming 119th Congress, speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on November 13, 2024 in Washington, DC (TING SHEN/AFP via Getty Images)

He added that the confirmation process for some of the nominees will not be easy, but the American people have given Trump a “mandate” for change with him. Electoral College and the popular vote wins.

“The people of it the country wants change. He (Trump) wants to do that. And I always think you defer to a president when it comes to the people they want in their cabinet,” Thune said.

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“But obviously there’s a process where we go down and weed through all these nominees and figure out whether, one, they’re qualified or not and they’re fit people to fill these positions.”