Trump was proper once more.
The affirmation listening to for Trump’s Veterans’ Affair Secretary Doug Collins was postponed on Monday after the FBI slow-rolled its customary background examine.
“Listening to for VA Sec nominee Collins postponed. VA Cmte chair Moran: Congressman Doug Collins has submitted all his paperwork in a well timed method and has been clear and forthcoming with the committee..At the moment, the FBI has not accomplished its customary background examine of Congressman Collins. In accordance with long-standing apply, the committee ought to have a possibility to evaluation Congressman Collins’ FBI file earlier than the affirmation listening to. I count on the FBI to finish its evaluation rapidly in order that the committee can transfer ahead with its function of evaluating the President’s nominee,” Fox Information Congress reporter said on Monday.
President Trump selected former Georgia Congressman and veteran Doug Collins to go the VA in November.
“Doug is a Veteran himself, who at present serves our Nation as a Chaplain in the USA Air Pressure Reserve Command, and fought for our Nation within the Iraq Conflict,” Trump wrote on Reality Social in November. “We should care for our courageous women and men in uniform, and Doug might be an excellent advocate for our Energetic Obligation Servicemembers, Veterans, and Navy Households to make sure they’ve the help they want. Thanks, Doug, to your willingness to serve our nation on this essential function.”
Honored to simply accept @realDonaldTrump nomination as Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Our heroes deserve one of the best care and help.
We’ll battle tirelessly to streamline and reduce rules within the VA, root out corruption, and guarantee each veteran receives the advantages they’ve earned.… pic.twitter.com/StWK0XcYAm
— Doug Collins (@RepDougCollins) November 14, 2024
Late final month President Trump sounded the alarm on Senate Democrats’ plan to “improperly stall and delay the affirmation course of” of a lot of his Cupboard nominees.
We simply received a Historic Landslide and Mandate from the American Individuals, however Senate Democrats are organizing to improperly stall and delay the affirmation technique of a lot of our Nice Nominees. They may attempt all kinds of methods beginning very quickly. Republicans should not permit them…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 31, 2024
Final week it was reported that Senate Democrats are secretly sabotaging Tulsi Gabbard’s affirmation by claiming she has not supplied sufficient “vetting supplies.”
President Trump nominated Tulsi Gabbard as Director of Nationwide Intelligence and the Democrats are sabotaging her affirmation listening to.
“Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), the vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, is balking at GOP requests to carry a listening to for Gabbard early subsequent week, in response to a number of sources aware of the conversations,” Axios reported final week.
