The GOP-led Senate has now confirmed 20 of President Donald Trump’s nominees for leading roles during the first fives weeks of his second-term administration.
On Wednesday, Jamieson Greer received approval to become United States Trade Representative through a 56-43 vote, with Sens. John Fetterman (D-PA), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Gary Peters (D-MI), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) joining with the majority of Republicans in supporting the nominee. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) was the sole Republican to vote against the nominee. C-SPAN’s Craig Caplan noted Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) missed the vote as he is recovering after a fall.
“The Senate Republicans are now 20-0 on confirmations,” Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), who has been using his X account to keep the public apprised of the Senate’s work, in a post to the social media platform that acknowledged how none…
