The Latest: Trump tests Congress with his controversial Cabinet picks

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

73% : Both have worked with Trump for years and their positions could prove highly influential in the new administration.
67% : Trump said Friday in a statement that Leavitt did a "phenomenal job" on his campaign, describing her as "smart, tough" and as someone who "has proven to be a highly effective communicator.
67% : She then became communications director for New York Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik, whom Trump has tapped to serve as his U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
64% : She was a spokesperson for MAGA Inc., a super PAC supporting Trump, before joining his 2024 campaign.
60% : Durbin said Trump "viewed the Justice Department as his personal law firm during his first term" and that the picks show that they're poised to "do his bidding.
58% : "Trump officially taps North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to serve as Secretary of the InteriorTrump has also picked Burgum to serve as chair of a new National Energy Council.
57% : Trump had revealed his cabinet pick at a gala Thursday night, but issued a statement Friday confirming his pick.
50% : "Trump wants to end 'wokeness' in education.
49% : "The president-elect wants to forbid classroom lessons on gender identity and structural racism.
48% : "Burgum grew close to Trump during the campaign and the governor was one of Trump's finalists for running mate.
47% : "Trump this week announced he intends to nominate former Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, one of his fiercest defenders in Congress, as attorney general and two of his personal lawyers, Todd Blanche and John Sauer, as deputy attorney general and solicitor general.
45% : Trump ran on a platform of dramatically expending gas and oil drilling, often repeating the mantra, "Drill baby, drill.
45% : Blanche led the legal team that defended Trump at his hush money trial earlier this year and Sauer successfully argued his presidential immunity case before the U.S. Supreme Court.
39% : "Trump is already testing Congress and daring Republicans to oppose himThe promise of unified government, with the Republican Party's sweep of the White House and GOP majorities in the House and Senate, is making way for a more complicated political reality as congressional leaders confront anew what it means to line up with Trump's agenda.
37% : Leavitt, a New Hampshire native, is seen as a staunch and camera-ready advocate for Trump who is quick on her feet and delivers aggressive defenses of the Republican in television interviews.
25% : Some thanked the county commissioners for running a smooth election while others questioned how Donald Trump and the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, Sam Bown, lost in the county despite Trump winning the state.
15% : Transgender-rights advocates say the election of Trump and his allies marks a major setbackElection victories for Donald Trump and other candidates whose campaigns demeaned transgender people reinforced a widespread backlash against trans rights.

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