• givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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      1 day ago

      She has less support, and even an unsuccessful vote would divide Republicans when they currently have razor thin margins in Congress…

      Like, obviously

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      Probably because they anticipate having the votes in the House (and the support of enough of the Senate) for Noem, but not for Trump himself.

      OTOH, this gives Trump a second shot at a new person. He’ll probably nominate Ken Paxton…