Sen. Rand Paul pledges to get Trump’s cabinet picks approved

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said Sunday he “couldn’t be happier.” President-elect Trump Cabinet candidates said they would work to implement them as soon as possible.

When Paul was asked on “Sunday Morning Futures” if he would support all of Trump’s elections. his immediate circle, “I couldn’t have chosen better,” the senator replied.

“I will support the majority on day one,” the senator said. “We’re going to try to get Kristi Noem to go through the Department of Homeland Security, Russ Vought (Office of Management and Budget). … I think you’ll get half a dozen of these approved within the first week.”

Paul said he would control a committee responsible for approving the nominees, adding: “I promise to complete them as quickly as possible.”

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Sen. Rand Paul 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 handpicked a number of establishment officials and unconventional officials for the top 15 posts He selected Robert F. Kennedy Jr., FBI Director Kash Patel, and Senator Marco Rubio as his nominees for Secretary of State in his Cabinet, which included Health and Human Services.

Paul said he “couldn’t be happier” with President-elect Trump’s Cabinet nominees. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc, via Getty Images, File)

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Some of Trump’s picks, such as Patel, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Director of National Intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard, have been controversial.

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