Incoming GOP senator rallies behind Gaetz, Trump's Cabinet picks: 'Republican majority must unite'

FIRST ON FOX: Republican Sen.-elect Bernie Moreno issued a connection successful defence of Donald Trump’s Cabinet appointments, including lawyer wide nominee Matt Gaetz, arguing that the president-elect has a "mandate" from the American people. 

"The American radical delivered President Trump a mandate, and it is important that Senate Republicans corroborate his nominees quickly," Moreno said successful a connection to Fox News Digital. "Our Republican bulk indispensable unite and present a beardown furniture truthful we tin statesman implementing the American First docket arsenic soon arsenic possible."

Moreno besides issued a connection successful defence of Gaetz, becoming the archetypal freshman GOP legislator to bash so. 

"Under the Biden-Harris administration, the Department of Justice has been weaponized against President Trump and different Republicans," Moreno said. "Matt Gaetz is precisely the benignant of person to cleanable up the corruption and instrumentality the DOJ to pursuing the regularisation of law." 

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GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno issued a defence of President-elect Trump's Cabinet picks. (Getty Images)

Trump nominated Gaetz for lawyer wide past Wednesday, coming arsenic a astonishment to some conservatives and liberals alike. Democrats person notably slammed the choice, citing the House Ethics Committee’s investigation into Gaetz’s alleged intersexual misconduct with a minor. Gaetz has agelong denied immoderate wrongdoing, and the Trump modulation squad said they are assured the Senate volition corroborate Gaetz. 

"I cognize Matt personally. He is simply a large person. He's a antheral of integrity. He besides is simply a superb litigator. He served connected the House Judiciary Committee for 8 years. Anyone who has watched him successful those hearings knows that he's incredibly impressive," Karoline Leavitt, the modulation team’s spokesperson and Trump’s precocious announced prime for property secretary, said connected Fox News past week. 

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Bernie Moreno and erstwhile President Trump successful Vandalia, Ohio. (Getty Images)

Many Democrats and media pundits person issued blistering critiques of galore of Trump’s appointments, including Gaetz, Defense caput nominee Pete Hegseth, HHS caput nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Director of National Intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard. 

"President Trump made a superb prime successful Tulsi Gabbard, a fierce dependable who has been brave successful speaking retired against corruption," Moreno said. "Tulsi’s subject acquisition and committedness to our Constitution marque her a fantastic prime to pb arsenic the Director of National Intelligence."

Moreno besides told Fox News Digital that Kennedy is the close prime astatine Health and Human Services.

"After Americans person been misled for years by the ‘experts’ who are beholden to Big Pharma, RFK Jr. volition enactment the wellness interests of the American radical first. HHS desperately needs caller leadership, and I americium assured that President Trump nominated the close antheral for the job."

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Gaetz is moving the phones and talking to Republican senators up of a confirmation proceeding adjacent year. (Reuters)

Moreno, who defeated longtime Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown earlier this month, touted Hegseth’s grounds and quality to propulsion backmost against bureaucracy astatine the Pentagon.

"Pete Hegseth is simply a decorated warfare leader who dedicated 20 years of his beingness to protecting our nation," Moreno said. "Pete is precisely the benignant of person who is needed astatine the Pentagon to shrink bureaucracy, destruct woke ideology from our military, and enactment an extremity to endless wars."

Fox News Digital’s Emma Colton contributed to this report