WASHINGTON —When Donald Trump announced his cabinet picks at the beginning of the year, there were more than a few skeptics who doubted the president would ever get his nominees confirmed. Trump’s list featured controversial names like Pete Hegseth, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Tulsi Gabbard. Even some of his staunchest supporters figured they wouldn’t all make it.
One hundred days into the administration, however, every member of Trump’s cabinet has been confirmed, save his nominee for ambassador to the United Nations. How was this accomplished? Senate Majority Leader John Thune.
“We confirmed his cabinet at the fastest rate in 20 years,” Thune explained to The Daily Wire in a sit-down interview. “We kept the Senate in session for 10 consecutive weeks for the first time in 15 years, and we hit 200 votes in the Senate for the first time at this point, going back to the…
