Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is pushing his Democrat Senate colleagues to create fireworks during confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks.
"Republicans spent four years attacking the Democratic brand, and we need to use the hearings to begin returning the favor," Schumer told top committee Democrats in a meeting Wednesday afternoon, Axios reported.
Schumer told the Democrat caucus in a lunch Tuesday they should interrogate Trump nominees on the president-elect's agenda and what they believe it means for Americans, according to Axios. Schumer reminded senators they have an opportunity to seize the narrative from the GOP on the economy, the border, and cultural issues.
Schumer said there's more political upside in challenging Trump's agenda than finding common ground with it, according to Axios.
Democrats have objected to many of Trump's nominations, including Pete Hegseth as defense secretary, Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence, Kash Patel as FBI director, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as head of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., told Newsmax on Friday he is "really not expecting any help from Democrats" heading into the confirmation hearings.
"I wish we were going to get some, but I doubt it," Johnson said. "I'll be satisfied if they don't obstruct our process of moving forward and confirming those people."
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