Sen. Rand Paul says he opposes Trump’s picks for secretary of State, CIA director

3/14/18
 
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from CNBC,
3/14/18:

  • Paul said he opposes Gina Haspel’s nomination to lead the CIA due to her involvement in a CIA torture site in Thailand.
  • The Republican senator said he opposes Mike Pompeo’s nomination to lead the State Department due to his hawkish views on foreign policy.
  • Sen. John McCain has also expressed concern about Haspel’s nomination, raising the possibility that the White House may not have enough Republican votes to confirm her.

“My opposition to her is over her direct participation in interrogation and her gleeful enjoyment of someone being tortured,” said Paul, a libertarian who has staked out dovish positions on U.S. foreign policy that buck the GOP mainstream.

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