Trump's 'Loyalist' appointment speed...Controversy over eligibility for key posts spreads

[Anchor]
Controversy over the qualifications of major candidates is spreading as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speeds up the nomination of a second administration.

As they select their aides based on loyalty, concerns are growing as they lack experience or moral controversy spreads.

This is a report from Washington correspondent Hong Sang-hee.

[Reporter]
The most controversial of Trump's nominations is U.S. Representative Matt Gates, the nominee for attorney general.

He is a key figure in the "Freedom Caucus," a hard-line conservative group in the Republican Party, and has shown a far-right tendency and is criticized for not being suitable for the position of attorney general, who should be neutral.

In 2017, she was investigated for sex purchases against 17-year-old teenagers, and women who attended pro-abortion rallies caused controversy by saying they were ugly and fat.

[Bloomberg TV host: Rubio (Secretary of State), Waltz (Security Advisor), even Gates (Secretary of Justice), what do you think of these choices?]

[Kevin McCarthy/Former U.S. House Speaker: Gates will not get Senate confirmation. Everyone knows.]

Former Representative Tulsi Gabbard, nominated by Trump as Director of National Intelligence (DNI), has been under fire for her past moves that were favorable to the dictatorship.

When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, he defended Russia by blaming NATO for the war, and in 2017, he visited civil war-torn Syria and met with President al-Assad, who attacked his people with chemical weapons.

In particular, there is a series of criticism as to whether he can serve as the head of the National Intelligence Service, which oversees 18 U.S. intelligence agencies, as he has no experience in intelligence-related activities as well as information committee activities.

[John Bolton/Former White House National Security Adviser] Now we'll see if the U.S. Senate can reject the two unqualified, unfit and unscrupulous tribes needed to hold these positions.]

Pete Hegseth, who has been named Secretary of Defense, is equally embarrassing.

There are growing concerns that a retired major, who has no military policy or security experience as a Fox News host, will be able to lead the U.S. military amid rising tensions, including the Russia-Ukraine war and the Middle East.

Controversy over qualifications is spreading as Trump speeds up the nomination of the second administration based on "loyalty" rather than experience.

In particular, as key positions are filled with thoroughly pro-Trump figures, there are growing concerns that they could drive the U.S. dangerously with an unchecked solo.

I'm YTN Hong Sang-hee in Washington.