Sen. Rand Paul pledges to get Trumpβs cabinet picks approved βas quickly as possibleβ
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., on Sunday said he "couldnβt be happier" with President-elect Trumpβs Cabinet nominees, saying he will work to push them through as quickly as possible.
When Paul was asked during an appearance on "Sunday Morning Futures" whether he would support all of Trumpβs picks for his inner circle, the senator responded, "I couldn't have picked better."
"The vast majority I will support on day one," the senator said. "Weβll try to get Kristi Noem through Department of Homeland Security, Russ Vought for [Office of Management and Budget].Β β¦ I think in the first week you'll have half a dozen of them approved in the first week."
Paul said that he will control one committee in charge of confirming the nominees, adding, "I pledge to get them through as quickly as possible."
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TAKES SHAPE: PRESIDENT-ELECT COMPLETES TOP 15 CABINET PICKS
Paul has said that he will chair the Senate Homeland SecurityΒ and Governmental Affairs Committee with the start of the new Congress in January.Β
Trump has handpicked an array of establishment and unconventional officialsΒ for the 15 top posts in his Cabinet, including Health and Human Services pick Robert F. Kennedy Jr., FBI Director selection Kash Patel and Sen. Marco Rubio as the nominee for Secretary of State.
Some of Trumpβs picks proved controversial, such as Patel, Defense Secretary pick Pete Hegseth and Director of National Intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard.
In late November, Fox News Digital learned that nearly a dozen of Trumpβs Cabinet nomineesΒ and other appointees tapped for the incoming administration were targeted with "violent, unAmerican threats to their lives and those who live with them."