CNN aired a montage of Republican senators dodging questions about President-decide on Donald Trump’s controversial nomination of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) for attorney common on Wednesday.

Chief congressional correspondent Manu Raju instructed CNN host Erin Burnett, “It’s very clear, Erin, that that is going to be a rocky highway to affirmation as a result of various Republicans are concerned about various things that Matt Gaetz has stated or finished over the years.”

He endured, “I attempted to speak to quite a lot of Republican senators about Matt Gaetz being nominated to the publish, they usually made clear they weren’t prepared to interact.”

Raju then performed a compilation of Republican senators dodging his questions with remarks like, “I’m having trouble [hearing you]” and “We now have a confirmation process.”

Asked for his ideas on the nomination of Gaetz – who resigned from Congress on Wednesday in practise for the place – Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said, “I don’t be aware of yet, I’ll must take into accounts that one.”

“Do you have got any considerations about him?” pressed Raju, to which Graham replied, “We’ll see.”

After Raju asked Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), “Do you assume Matt Gaetz is confirmable?” Cornyn answered, “We’ll in finding out, gained’t we?”

Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) additionally dodged Raju’s questions, replying, “Satisfied Thanksgiving!” after the CNN correspondent asked, “Senator Kennedy, what do you call to mind Matt Gaetz as lawyer basic?”

“A number of of those participants on the Senate Judiciary Committee, which after all will play the key role in determining whether or to not develop that nomination,” stated Raju after playing the montage.

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) changed into the first Republican senator to overtly oppose Trump’s nomination. Hours later, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) additionally signaled her opposition.

Watch above by way of CNN.

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