Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., on Sunday said he “couldn't be happier” President-elect Trump Cabinet nominees say he will work to tell them as soon as possible.
When Paul was asked during an appearance on “Sunday Morning Futures” if he would support all of Trump's choices for his inner circle, The senator replied, “I couldn't have chosen better.”
“I will support the majority on the first day,” said the senator. “We're going to try to get Kristi Noem through the Department of Homeland Security, Russ Vought for (Office of Management and Budget). … I think in the first week you'll have received half a dozen in the first week.”
Paul said he will lead a single committee responsible for confirming the nominees, adding, “I promise to implement them as soon as possible.”
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Sen. Rand Paul has said he will chair the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee when the new Congress begins in January. (Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times/Bloomberg via Getty Images, File)
Paul said he will chair the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee when the new Congress begins in January.
Trump has appointed a series of established and unconventional officials for the top 15 posts in his Cabinet, including Health and Human Services appointees Robert F. Kennedy Jr., FBI Director Kash Patel's nomination and Sen. Marco Rubio as a candidate for Secretary of State.
Paul said he would “not be happy” with President Trump's Council nominees. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images, File)
Some of Trump's picks have been controversial, such as Patel, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Director of National Intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard.
In late November, Fox News Digital learned that nearly a dozen Trump Cabinet appointees and other nominees have been selected for the next administration. they were directed with “violent, un-American threats to their lives and those living with them.”