Donnelly becomes the third Democrat, after North Dakota‘s Heidi Heitkamp and West Virginia‘s Joe Manchin, to say they would back President Donald Trump‘s nominee.
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Democrat Joe Manchin will support Mike Pompeo, all but ensuring his confirmation
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin (W.Va.) will vote to confirm Mike Pompeo for secretary of state, he announced Monday morning. Manchin, a moderate senator from a red state, had been pegged as a likely cross-aisle vote for Pompeo.
Democrat Heitkamp Backing War Hawk Pompeo Because Trump ‚Entitled to His Own Cabinet‘
A day after becoming first Democrat to say she would vote to confirm hawkish CIA director to be Trump‘s next secretary of state, Senator from North Dakota stumbled to explain why Pompeo‘s troubling record on torture and NSA spying would not dissuade her. Then quickly walked away.