Next Wednesday, there'll be Trump press conference, SIX Cabinet confirmation hearings, and a reconciliation vote which includes portions to defund Obamacare. Why are these all happening on the same day?
...Republican committee chairmen scheduled hearings for some of the president-elect’s most controversial and polarizing nominees next Wednesday.
Trump, after putting it off repeatedly, will also finally have his first press conference since the election at the same time. And Mitch McConnell plans a budget vote-o-rama, including votes related to the repeal of Obamacare.
The confirmation hearings
Tillerson for Sec. of State
Mike Pompeo for CIA director
Betsy DeVos for Sec. of Education
Jeff Sessions for Attorney General
John Kelly for Homeland Security
Elaine Chao for Sec. of Transportation
Excluding Mrs. Chao, it is fair to say that the individuals listed are the Cabinet picks that have caused the most controversy.
McCain, Rubio, and Graham have voiced concerns over Rex Tillerson's connections with Russia.
Pompeo has come out in support for torture, which McCain has opposed in the past.
Jeff Sessions has been criticized for his stances on civil liberties by the ACLU, and for his reportedly racist comments.
John Kelly is a border security hawk, and may face criticism by those who want immigration reform.
Trump's press conference
Later, he doubled down on Twitter.
If Russia or any other country or person has Hillary Clinton's 33,000 illegally deleted emails, perhaps they should share them with the FBI!
A few days later, he got into a feud with the Khan family, the Muslim-American parents of a soldier who died in combat. This caused more controversy.
Repeal of Obamacare
This speaks for itself. It's controversial, "Making America Sick Again" (a weird slogan, but whatever), was trending on Twitter last night, and people are still questioning if there will be a replacement.
My honest question to everyone here is, why schedule it on one day? Is it information overload, where so much controversy happens that everyone tunes it out? Or is it something more mundane?
Posted Jan 5, 2017, 10:48 PM UTC