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Donald Trump's unconventional cabinet picks have been dominating coffee pot chatter here in Washington.

You've got Pete Heggseth, the Fox News darling, who was a decorated army soldier,

but isn't exactly known for his high-ranking military credentials.

Yet Trump wants him to run the Pentagon.

Then there's Robert F. Kennedy, the vaccine skeptic, who Trump wants to lead the nation's

top health department.

And don't forget Democrat termed MagaGA sweetheart, Tulsi Gabbard,

who Democrats actually refer to as a Russian agent,

but who Trump wants to lead national intelligence.

The conventional wisdom in Washington has been that Republicans will fall online,

no matter how much they actually hate these picks.

Trump, after all, is the reason they hold their majorities in Congress.

His victory was decisive, in all, or at least most of his critics,

had been pushed out of office with their tails between their legs.

But yesterday we got a glimpse that this take actually might be wrong.

Matt Gates, his firebrand pick for Attorney General, actually withdrew his name from consideration.

You may think it was due to all the headlines about his sexual relations with a minor,

or doing drugs, or attending sex parties.

Nope. It was actually Senate Republicans back-channeling to Trump about their concerns.

It just so happens that when this news broke, I was sitting across from one of them.

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