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Trump is making a 'naughty list' of GOP senators who oppose his Cabinet picks

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Sen. Lisa Murkowski likened the pressure the president-elect is putting on Congress to confirm his Cabinet nominees next year to Santa Claus handing out lumps of coal to misbehaving children.

Trump himself didn’t deny that he might seek retribution against Republican senators who oppose his top picks to lead federal agencies.

Todd Young Young , a former Marine known for working across the aisle, won a second term in 2022 despite not having Trump ’s endorsement after he said the former president bore responsibility for the Jan. 6, 2021 , insurrection.

Mike Rounds downplays the possibility of a primary challenger ahead of his 2026 reelection campaign.

Todd Young has said all of his nominees should get “the benefit of the doubt”.