Hawley defends opposition to every Biden Cabinet nominee
“I take them one at a time, if there is someone I think will be good to Missouri, that I can defend to my voters, somebody who I think is going to be good for the job, I’ll vote for them,” Hawley told CNN’s Manu Raju, pointing to his support of a deputy defense nominee who was confirmed by the chamber through a voice vote.
But in a sign of what could be his first roll call vote in favor of a nominee, Hawley voted to advance the nomination of Cecilia Rouse as chair of the Council of Economic Advisers during Tuesday afternoon’s procedural vote. The final confirmation vote on Rouse is Tuesday evening.
But the insurrection that left five dead doesn’t appear to have shaken the senator’s loyalty to the former President.
Trump, he added, is “a guy with a strong point of view, he’s a former President and he’s not going anywhere.”
While Hawley said he doesn’t agree with Trump that the election was stolen, he declined to take issue with the former President’s remarks.
“He’s very consistent,” Hawley offered. “He’s going to say what he believes.”
