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The incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune tells Fox News he and his colleagues are leaving all the options on the table

to ensure President

elect Trump's nominees get confirmed.

All these people have a process that they have to go through.

All these nominees are, it's, you know, advise and consent.

That's the Senate's constitutional role when it comes to confirmation of nominations to the

executive branch of the government.

And we take that role seriously, but we also are not going to allow the Democrats to obstruct branch of the government, and we take that role seriously,

but we also are not going to allow the Democrats to obstruct or block President Trump and the will of the American people.

Thune acknowledged likely opposition in the Senate to certain nominees, such as former

Representative Matt Gates for Attorney General and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Health and Human

Services Secretary.

Asked about the recess appointment option that would allow President-elect Trump to get around

the confirmation process, Thune said that's on the table, but hopes it doesn't get to that.

President Biden is in Peru, where he will meet with several world leaders, including those from

South Korea and Japan.

NPR Sousa Khalid reports Biden is trying to cement this trilateral relationship as he wraps up his presidency and prepares other nations for the incoming Trump administration.

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