‘Lives depend on it’: Republicans push for Trump’s quick confirmations in wake of New Orleans attack

Senate Republicans are urging the expedited confirmation of President-elect Donald Trump’s administration appointments, especially those for critical national security positions, in the wake of the New Year’s attack in New Orleans in which a terror suspect drove a car into a large crowd of people, killing more than one person. Dozens of people.

“Our hearts go out to everyone affected by the senseless terrorist attack in New Orleans,” incoming Senate Republican leader John Thune said on Channel X.

“With reports of ISIS inspiration, the American people expect clear answers from the administration,” Thune said. He added: “The threat posed by ISIS will outlast this administration, and this is a clear example of the need for the Senate to appoint President Trump’s national security team as quickly as possible.”

The Federal Bureau of Investigation said the attack, which occurred during the holiday, killed at least 14 people and injured dozens of others. Israel revealed that two of its citizens were among those infected. The names of the victims will not be released until autopsies are completed and families are notified, New Orleans coroner Dr. Dwight McKenna said in a statement.

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Senate Republicans were already eager to move quickly on Trump’s picks, including Kash Patel for FBI director, Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence, and Pete Hegseth for defense secretary. But with The latest attack and others are developing Across the country, many lawmakers have indicated that a quick confirmation process is more important.

“The US Senate must confirm President Trump’s national security team as soon as possible,” wrote incoming Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso of Wyoming on X. “Lives depend on it.”

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“I will work to ensure that President Trump has every tool at his disposal, including a fully confirmed national security and intelligence team, as quickly as possible to investigate these attacks and make our country safe again,” said Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla. In response to the attack.

Sen. Katie Britt, Republican of Alabama, echoed that sentiment in her statement, saying: “We must work ceaselessly to put President Trump’s national security team in place without delay.”

Many other Republicans have made similar calls to prioritize Trump’s picks for national security positions and confirm them without hesitation.

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Sen. Marsha Blackburn, Republican of Tennessee.He expressed frustration with the FBI’s apparent lag in intelligence related to the New Orleans attack suspect.

“The fact that a reporter has better intelligence than the FBI tells us everything we need to know,” the senator wrote on X in response to a report that New York Post reporters had arrived at the suspect’s home. “The FBI has failed in its primary mission.” . Before the agency.

Blackburn continued: “America needs a brave fighter like Patel in the FBI.”

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Two sources on an FBI call with members of the House and Senate on Thursday told Fox News that the FBI claimed it did not have any intelligence on suspect Shams al-Din Jabbar before the attack.

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The FBI told lawmakers that Jabbar was “inspired” by ISIS, but added that they had no evidence yet that the terrorist group directed him.