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Podcast: Fault Lines
Episode: Episode 402: Confirmations and Controversies: Breaking Down Trump’s Nominees
Description: Today, Morgan, Les, Martha, and Jess discuss this week’s national security nomination hearings, happening less than a week before Donald Trump is sworn in as president. This week, Pete Hegseth, nominee Secretary of Defense, Marco Rubio for Secretary of State; and John Ratcliffe for CIA Director, are all under the spotlight. Are Trump’s choices a sign of a cultural shift in the Pentagon, what are the national security implications and how does the Senate’s performance in vetting nominees stack up?Check out the answers to these questions and more in this episode of Fault Lines...