President-elect Donald Trump is moving quickly to fill his Cabinet positions, appointing eyebrow-raising names like Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz and once-rival Robert F. Kennedy Jr. But as he hopes to have his secretary positions in line by Inauguration Day, he will first need to get Senate approval.
Having a Senate reject a Cabinet nominee is extremely rare. But with Gaetz on the list, a Congressman who has been the subject of a federal investigation for sex trafficking by the Department of Justice, and who has allegedly bragged to other members of Congress about having sexual relations with minors, some Republican leaders are wondering if he is the best pick.
