Trump advisers say President sees ‘the writing on the wall’

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Trump advisers say President sees ‘the writing on the wall’

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called for confirmation hearings for President-elect Joe Biden’s Cabinet nominees immediately after the Georgia runoff elections on Jan. 5. 

“In the midst of this once in a century crisis, it’s imperative the next administration can count on the Senate to confirm its cabinet without delay,” he said on the Senate floor on Monday. 

Schumer said the hearings should take place before Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20 and that staff should begin preparing for the proceedings as the President-elect chooses who he intends to nominate. Biden has already named his picks for several top administration roles, including Secretary of State and Treasury secretary.

Schumer praised many of Biden’s choices, including Janet Yellen as Treasury secretary and Neera Tanden as director of the Office of Management and Budget. He slammed some of his Republican colleagues for their outcry over Biden’s choice of Tanden, who has been a frequent critic of the GOP on Twitter. 

“Honestly, the hypocrisy is astounding. If Republicans are concerned about criticism on Twitter, their complaints are better directed at President Trump, who has made a hobby out of denigrating Republican senators on Twitter,” he said.

The top Senate Democrat said his Republican colleagues had “lined up to confirm” Trump’s nominees, whom he called, “manifestly unqualified, played by ethical complaints or swimming in conflicts of interest.”

“I would hope the same deference will be extended to President-elect Biden’s nominees, especially considering the obvious gulf in quality, experience, ethics…” he said.

Schumer said it will be “impossible to take [Republicans’] overblown complaints” over Biden’s nominees seriously, considering Trump and his party’s past actions.

“Given the urgent need to address Covid-19 and its economic fallout, the Senate should follow precedent, and properly hold hearings on President led Biden’s nominees in January,” Schumer said, later adding, “the American people cannot afford to wait to have its government working at full force to keep them safe, defeat the virus and get our economy back on track.”

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