Three of Trump's Cabinet selections face allegations of sexual misconduct

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

40% : Addressing the potential difficulty of getting some of Trump's controversial picks confirmed, another transition official said: "The president wants these nominees in his administration, and it is our job to make that happen," adding that while "we know this will be hard, we just won an unprecedented election" and that Trump "wants this done, and we will get it done.
37% : "Trump briefly told reporters Wednesday he isn't reconsidering Gaetz's nomination.
29% : A transition official told NBC News that when Trump initially called to inform Gaetz of his plan to nominate him for attorney general, Gaetz told Trump, "This whole thing is going to be an uphill battle."
22% : Republican senators up for re-election in 2026 "are put in a really tough spot, because if they oppose Trump's nominee, the concern is that Trump will help recruit a primary opponent.
22% : And at the end of 2018, Trump made a direct appeal to young men in trying to discredit a sexual assault allegation raised against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, who denied the allegation.
21% : "It's a very scary time for young men in America when you can be guilty of something that you may not be guilty of," Trump told reporters.
19% : Trump himself has faced various sexual misconduct allegations, which he has denied, though he was found liable last year for sexual abuse in a civil trial over an alleged incident in the 1990s that he also denies.
15% : The official added that Trump replied that it was a battle he wanted to fight and said Trump has been making calls to GOP senators himself.
10% : While one of Gaetz's former associates pleaded guilty to charges including sex trafficking of a minor, the Justice Department ended its sex trafficking investigation into Gaetz, who resigned from Congress after Trump selected him, and didn't charge him with any crimes.

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