GOP senator argues Americans 'don't care' who conducts background checks for Trump Cabinet picks
Republican Sen. Bill Hagerty suggested that Americans don't care about traditional FBI background checks for President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks as Democrats call for deeper vetting of executive branch nominees.
Republican Sen. Bill Hagerty suggested Sunday that Americans don't care about traditional FBI background checks for President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks as Democrats call for deeper vetting of executive branch nominees.
Hagerty, R-Tenn., said Sunday that Americans “don’t care” who conducts background checks for presidential nominees when asked about the FBI's role in conducting a background check on former Fox News host Pete Hegseth.
Asked about the common practice of conducting FBI background checks for presidential Cabinet nominees, Hagerty told host Jon Karl that Trump getting to work on the “mandate” the American people voted on is more important to Americans than an FBI-conducted background check.
“I don’t think the American public cares who does the background checks. What the American public cares about is to see the mandate that they voted in delivered upon,” Hagerty said during an interview on ABC’s “This Week.”
“We need to get to work again. Making our military stronger is absolutely critical. And I think we’re, we’re looking at a chance to do this,” Hagerty added.
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