Senator Eric Schmitt

Thanks, Charlie. Appreciate you. Bye.

Thanks, Charlie. Appreciate you. Bye.

Kash Patel is a crown jewel in this lawless rampage. He's an instrument of Donald Trump's effort to destroy the Justice Department and the FBI. so that he is absolutely and completely not only above the law, but beyond the law.

Kash Patel is a crown jewel in this lawless rampage. He's an instrument of Donald Trump's effort to destroy the Justice Department and the FBI. so that he is absolutely and completely not only above the law, but beyond the law.

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Yeah, no, I think that's exactly right, Charlie. And, you know, he's got a great team. And you've talked about it. I've talked about it. I think the conference understands, and certainly something that I've been talking about a lot is, This election cycle was the disruptors versus the establishment, right? And he deserves to have a team in place that's going to be real reformers on the inside.

Yeah, no, I think that's exactly right, Charlie. And, you know, he's got a great team. And you've talked about it. I've talked about it. I think the conference understands, and certainly something that I've been talking about a lot is, This election cycle was the disruptors versus the establishment, right? And he deserves to have a team in place that's going to be real reformers on the inside.

And I think, you know, the RFK pick, the Tulsi Gabbard pick, which were, you know, some of the results maybe were in question a little bit earlier in the weekend committee. They both came out of committee and I expect them to get confirmed next week. Both of them, Kash Patel, um, we'll probably vote on him in judiciary next week. So he'll be a few days behind that.

And I think, you know, the RFK pick, the Tulsi Gabbard pick, which were, you know, some of the results maybe were in question a little bit earlier in the weekend committee. They both came out of committee and I expect them to get confirmed next week. Both of them, Kash Patel, um, we'll probably vote on him in judiciary next week. So he'll be a few days behind that.

But having said that, I think they're all in really good shape and I think it's important. I think it's important to honor, you know, the trust that voters gave president Trump to pick his team in this broad coalition now that we have. And I think his cabinet reflects that broad coalition. And, uh, you know, one of the main reasons they all need to move forward. And I think they will.

But having said that, I think they're all in really good shape and I think it's important. I think it's important to honor, you know, the trust that voters gave president Trump to pick his team in this broad coalition now that we have. And I think his cabinet reflects that broad coalition. And, uh, you know, one of the main reasons they all need to move forward. And I think they will.

One last point on that. Um, We're way ahead. I mean, Senator Thune deserves some credit here. Way ahead of the timetable that we've seen was Joe Biden or President Trump's first term, where 12 confirmed by the end of this week, maybe 13, I think it might end up being. It was at six in his first term. Biden had six. So you'd have to go back to the Obama era where we were moving as quickly.

One last point on that. Um, We're way ahead. I mean, Senator Thune deserves some credit here. Way ahead of the timetable that we've seen was Joe Biden or President Trump's first term, where 12 confirmed by the end of this week, maybe 13, I think it might end up being. It was at six in his first term. Biden had six. So you'd have to go back to the Obama era where we were moving as quickly.

So that's a good sign, too.

So that's a good sign, too.

Yeah, normally on these confirmations, like basically you have an executive calendar in the Senate, you have a legislative calendar in the Senate, and you have an impeachment calendar in the Senate. There's only three things that you're doing at any one time, and you've got to switch back and forth, which takes a little time. But we're staying on the executive calendar.

Yeah, normally on these confirmations, like basically you have an executive calendar in the Senate, you have a legislative calendar in the Senate, and you have an impeachment calendar in the Senate. There's only three things that you're doing at any one time, and you've got to switch back and forth, which takes a little time. But we're staying on the executive calendar.

We're staying on these nominees. They can force us to go longer. We can only do one at a time, but we're plowing through it. We've made it clear we're going to be here nights, weekends. We're getting this done. And I think they as much as they're kicking and screaming about it and are throwing some procedural hurdles, it's going to happen.

We're staying on these nominees. They can force us to go longer. We can only do one at a time, but we're plowing through it. We've made it clear we're going to be here nights, weekends. We're getting this done. And I think they as much as they're kicking and screaming about it and are throwing some procedural hurdles, it's going to happen.