"I think there's going to be some senators that actually kind of look at this very critically."
"Yes, I mean, the vast majority of Republicans will do whatever Donald Trump wants, and he wants it to be Pete Hegseth."
"I think Donald Trump truly wants him in. This idea of a sacrificial lamb I don't think that's the case."
"No. Absolutely not and keep in mind, Medicare and Medicaid obviously is very complex."
"he wants to put loyalists in there who will do what he wants."
"this president wants to reverse 50 years of history and norms and return this these agencies to a very, very political footing."
"the senate is going to demand to see that report."
"American people deserve transparency particularly because Matt Gaetz is up to be attorney general."
"the question is whether their loyalty is to the Constitution or whether it's to Donald Trump."
"I think this is a big deal, even if its just an allegation."
"Donald Trump did not have a mandate to appoint people simply on the basis of loyalty."
"This jeopardizes the American people."
"This is a guy, you know, if Matt Gaetz was just going away, I think you can make an argument for he's out of the House, don't release it. But now that Matt Gaetz is up for attorney general, the number..."
"Look, Tulsi is very pro Bashar al-Assad, who was committing genocide against his people."
"My guess, and my kind of prediction here, is they're putting Pete Hegseth up to really stir the pot."
"This sounds eerie and again, it sounds like the focus is going more to make DoD more Republican instead of more efficient."
"I mean it depends, obviously, it's weird and there's only one reason he's doing it because he's on Fox News."
"If he had done that, there would have been a full primary campaign and we -- and maybe the vice president would have emerged from it."
