The GOP-led Senate has now confirmed 20 of President Donald Trump’s nominees for leading roles during the first fives weeks of his second-term administration.
On Wednesday, Jamieson Greer received approval to become United States Trade Representative through a 56-43 vote, with Sens. John Fetterman (D-PA), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Gary Peters (D-MI), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) joining with the majority of Republicans in supporting the nominee. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) was the sole Republican to vote against the nominee. C-SPAN’s Craig Caplan noted Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) missed the vote as he is recovering after a fall.
“The Senate Republicans are now 20-0 on confirmations,” Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), who has been using his X account to keep the public apprised of the Senate’s work, in a post to the social media platform that acknowledged how none of Trump’s nominees have failed so far in final votes.
Greer is the 19th Cabinet-level pick to be confirmed in a process that includes confirmation hearings and multiple procedural votes for each nominee.
Other Cabinet members include: Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Attorney General Pam Bondi, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins, Energy Secretary Chris Wright, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, and Small Business Administration Administrator Kelly Loeffler.
The Senate, which is led by Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), has also confirmed Kash Patel to become FBI Director. However, that position is not a Cabinet-level role.