CONFIRMATION PROBLEM

Some of his picks could have difficulty being confirmed by the Senate, even if Republicans hold the majority in January.

Donald Trump Jr suggested that was precisely the idea.

“A lot of them are going to face retaliation,” but “they’re going to be real disruptors,” he said. “This is what the American people want.”

He said there are “backup plans” if Senate confirmation is problematic in some cases, but “we obviously go with the strongest nominees first.”

Trump Jr. also recalled eight years ago, when his businessman father was new to Washington and its ways. “A lot of this process is just something we didn’t understand in 2016, where he came to Washington, D.C., he had no experience,” he said.

Now, his son says, Trump knows what to expect.

Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt said the president-elect had “a unique opportunity to make this change, to permanently take on Washington and return power to the people.”

“You have to have people you trust to join these agencies and have a real reform agenda. And that’s why I think there’s real momentum, real momentum to confirm these nominations to actually deliver on what President Trump promised on the campaign trail,” Schmitt told “Sunday Morning Futures.”

On the same show, Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville said, “We don’t need help from Democrats. We have the numbers. But, he added, Trump needs “a team around him that will help him.” He can’t do it alone.

Vivek Ramaswamy, the former Republican presidential candidate tapped by Trump alongside businessman Elon Musk to lead a new effort on government efficiency, also predicted a reluctance on the part of mainstream Washington to pledge of steep federal cuts which, he said, showed the need to “in the first months, score points. quick wins through executive action.