Senate Republicans Go ’20-0′ In Confirming Trump Nominees

TheGOP-ledSenatehasnowconfirmed20ofPresidentDonaldTrump’snomineesforleadingrolesduringthefirstfivesweeksofhissecond-termadministration. OnWednesday,JamiesonGreerreceivedapprovaltobecomeUnitedStatesTradeRepresentativethrougha56-43vote,withSens.JohnFetterman(D-PA),JohnHickenlooper(D-CO),GaryPeters(D-MI),ElissaSlotkin(D-MI),andSheldonWhitehouse(D-RI)joiningwiththemajorityofRepublicansinsupportingthenominee.Sen.RandPaul(R-KY)wasthesoleRepublicantovoteagainstthenominee.C-SPAN’sCraigCaplannotedSen.KevinCramer(R-ND)missedthevoteasheisrecoveringafterafall. “TheSenateRepublicansarenow20-0onconfirmations,”Sen.MarkwayneMullin(R-OK),whohasbeenusinghisXaccounttokeepthepublicapprisedoftheSenate’swork,inaposttothesocialmediaplatformthatacknowledgedhownoneofTrump’snomineeshavefailedsofarinfinalvotes. RELATED:HowRepublicansQuicklyConfirmedTrump’sCabinet:‘KeptThatClockRunning24/7’ Greeristhe19thCabinet-levelpicktobeconfirmedi