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Two Democratic senators expressed support for some of President Donald Trump’s nominees on Sunday.
The two senators included Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania and Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois.
Fetterman noted being open to some of Trump’s nominations, including Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as Secretary of State and Dr. Mehmet Oz as the president’s pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
“I’m open to a dialogue to hear what he has to say about these things,” he said during an interview on “Fox News Sunday.”
“I’m not sure why that’s controversial,” he added regarding Oz.
During a separate interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Duckworth expressed a willingness to support Rubio.
“I look forward to talking to him. You know, Marco Rubio, you have strange bedfellows, and you have strange alliances,” she said.
“So, we have a friendship,” Duckworth added. “We’ve served together. I look forward to talking to him to see what he’s going to do or what his policies are.”
The indications of support for some Trump nominees marked a strong contrast with pushback against Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz after he was nominated as Attorney General. Following controversy from Democrats and some Republicans, Gaetz withdrew as a nominee. Trump then nominated former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi in his place.
The majority of Americans approve of Trump’s handling of his new administration’s entry into the White House, a new survey found, according to a recent RSBN report.
According to a recent CBS News/YouGov poll, 59 percent of Americans were satisfied with the president-elect’s handling of his presidential transition, while just 41 percent disapprove.
Moreover, Americans enthusiastically supported Trump’s selections for his cabinet, with his Health and Human Services Secretary-designate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. garnering the highest favorability ratings.
Among respondents, 47 percent described Kennedy as a “good” pick for the role, while only 34 percent had opposed his nomination into the administration.
Secretary of State nominee and Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., received 44 percent “good” to 24 percent “not good,” Director of National Intelligence-designate and former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard garnered 36 percent favorability to 28 percent disapproval, and Secretary of Defense-designate Pete Hegseth earned 33 percent to 28 percent, the poll found.