Trump's key to Cabinet confirmations: Senator-turned-VP Vance's gift of gab


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Published February 10, 2025 4:00am EST Vice President JD Vance, a former senator, is still tapping into his relationships on the Hill as the administration efforts to confirm President Donald Trump's full Cabinet. Vice President JD Vance has emerged as a key player in President Donald Trump's effort to close the deal with senators and move his Cabinet nominees through the at-times difficult confirmation process. Vance is becoming an increasingly trusted voice among Republican senators, sources familiar shared with Fox News Digital. Republicans in the upper chamber also view the vice president as an honest broker in their talks about how to push Trump's agenda forward, sources added, noting that this had established trust in Vance. TRUMP, GOP SENATORS TO DINE AT MAR-A-LAGO BEFORE CAMPAIGN RETREAT