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Ranking Trump's Cabinet picks that will be hardest to confirm - Washington Examiner

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Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz resigned from Congress hours after his nomination was announced to be the next attorney general.

Other controversial nominees that could also face Senate confirmation battles include Pete Hegseth , ex-Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The Washington Examiner grouped the Cabinet nominees according to which ones would be the hardest to confirm in the Senate .

Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) may have lost out on a vice presidential role because of her jarring anecdote of killing her family dog, but she nonetheless got a spot as Trump ’s nominee for secretary of homeland security.

Gov. Doug Burgum , Gov. Lee Zeldin and Sen. Marco Rubio have generally received wide approval from the GOP .

Trump nominated Lutnick as commerce secretary on Tuesday .

Musk spent $100 million to boost Trump ’s reelection campaign.

Musk, along with Vivek Ramaswamy , will co-lead the Department of Government Efficiency as a reward for his work in getting Trump to a second term.