WASHINGTON—The recent announcements by President-elect Donald Trump that he would nominate former Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Tulsi Gabbard (R-Hawaii), as well as Fox News host Pete Hegseth, to key national security positions in his Cabinet have elicited mixed reactions from House lawmakers.
Trump announced on Nov. 13 that he would nominate Gaetz to be the attorney general of the United States, who heads the Department of Justice and oversees many federal law enforcement activities. Gabbard was also announced that day as Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence, a cabinet-level office that leads the U.S. intelligence community. Hegseth will be nominated as the secretary of defense, who will oversee the U.S. military.
