Confirmation hearings for controversial nominees

<p>On this episode, The Washington Post's Libby Casey, Rhonda Colvin and James Hohmann break down <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/30/trump-dei-plane-crash/?utm_source=podcasts&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=can-he-do-that" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">President Trump's news conference</a> after the Washington, D.C. plane crash – and how Trump chose to blame his predecessors, Democrats and <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/30/faa-dei-trump-fact-checker/?utm_source=podcasts&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=can-he-do-that" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">diversity programs</a> rather than embracing the role of consoler-in-chief.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Plus, three of Trump's most controversial cabinet nominees had Senate confirmation hearings on the same day: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/01/31/rfk-vaccines-lyme-polio-measles/?utm_source=podcasts&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=can-he-do-that" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Robert F. Kennedy Jr.</a>, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/30/kash-patel-senate-confirmation-hearing-fbi-director/?utm_source=podcasts&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=can-he-do-that" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kash Patel</a> and <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/01/30/kash-patel-tulsi-gabbard-confirmation-hearings/?utm_source=podcasts&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=can-he-do-that" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tulsi Gabbard</a>. The crew breaks down their hearings, and whether all three will end up being confirmed.</p>