President-elect Donald Trump's team reportedly is aiming to get bipartisan support for his less controversial Cabinet nominees.
Scott Turner, the pick for Housing and Urban Development secretary, is one choice for whom Trump's advisers hope to get some Democrat support, Axios reported Monday.
Turner is scheduled to meet this week with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., the incoming ranking member of the Senate Banking Committee, as well as every GOP member on the panel.
Turner, a former NFL player, ran the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council during Trump's first term.
"As the ranking member, Senator Warren plans to meet with all the major nominees who will testify in the Banking Committee," a Warren spokesperson told Axios. "She will determine support based on each nominees' track records of standing up to special interests and fighting for an economy that works for working people."
Warren joins Sens. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Andy Kim, D-N.J., and John Fetterman, D-Pa., among the few Democrats to express a willingness to meet with some of Trump's nominees.
Kim, also on the Senate Banking Committee, told Axios he's "more than just open to meeting with these nominees. I expect to, and I expect to hear from them how they'll put the needs of working families before politics and partisanship."
Kim added: "The incoming HUD secretary has a big job to help unlock a much-needed decade of building to drive down costs and making the American Dream of affording a home within reach for everyone."
Senate Democrats are taking a different approach to Trump's nominee than they did for his first term. They're trying to avoid endless battles that are unlikely to succeed.
"The mood is slightly different than the last time, and there is a sense that if you are freaking out about everything, it becomes really hard for people to sort out what is worth worrying about," Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, told CNN.
Baldwin, who met with Transportation Secretary nominee Sean Duffy last week, said she will support Duffy. Fetterman said he will support Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., for U.N. ambassador.
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., nominated to be Secretary of State, and Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore., nominee for Labor secretary, also are expected to get some Democrat support.
Pete Hegseth (Defense), Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Health and Human Services ), and Tulsi Gabbard (National Intelligence) are among the Trump nominees getting the most pushback from Democrats.
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