Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) claimed the American public “doesn’t care” about who looks into the organizations running the country.

Summary

Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) dismissed the necessity of FBI background checks for Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees, claiming the public prioritizes implementing Trump’s policies over vetting appointees.

On ABC’s This Week, Hagerty criticized Biden officials and supported Trump’s expedited transition process, despite reports that many nominees, including Pete Hegseth and Tulsi Gabbard, have bypassed FBI checks.

Moderator Jonathan Karl expressed concern over abandoning standard vetting practices, but Hagerty argued the FBI is “weaponized” and insisted checks would be completed quickly, though no evidence supports his claims of agency bias.

  • friend_of_satan@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Rawlsian veil of ignorance strikes again would once again be awesome to use.

    Imagine that one side gets no background checks, and the other does, but you don’t know which side gets what. Do you agree to that?