CNN senior data reporter Harry Enten stated Tuesday that all of President Donald Trump’s remaining cabinet nominees are likely to be confirmed by the Senate.
Nine of Trump’s nominees have already secured confirmation, while several others await a final vote, according to The New York Times.
Appearing on CNN News Central, Enten noted that even Trump’s “two most controversial picks”—Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Secretary of Health and Human Services and Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence—are on track for approval, citing rising odds in betting markets.
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“[The betting markets] seem to be pretty gosh darn bullish. Their numbers, their chances, have been rising,” Enten said.
“Tulsi Gabbard, specifically to be the national intel director. She’s up to, get this, a 92% chance. A week ago, she was closer to 52%. But as some Republican senators have come out, like Susan Collins, in support of her, her chances have gone through the roof.”

He added that Kennedy’s confirmation prospects are also improving.

“Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be the HHS [Health and Human Services] secretary, he’s up to 82%. Again, that is also higher than it was a week ago. At this particular point, the two most controversial picks remaining for Donald Trump seem to see their prospects going through the roof at this hour.”
The Senate Finance Committee voted along party lines on Tuesday to advance Kennedy’s nomination, with 14 Republicans supporting him and 13 Democrats opposing, according to The Hill.
Enten further examined the likelihood of confirmation for Trump’s remaining nominees, stating that their chances appear nearly certain.
“What about the field? So the remaining picks, ‘chance of Trump’s picks being confirmed.’ The average besides Gabbard and RFK, you can’t really get much higher than 99%. So look, there’s a chance, I guess, you know, a one in 1,000,000, basically, or a one in 100 in this particular case, that one of the remaining picks do not get confirmed,” he said.
“But the bottom line at this hour is RFK Jr., Tulsi Gabbard look likely to be confirmed, and the rest of the field looks really, really, really likely to be confirmed,” he added.
Enten pointed out that Trump’s cabinet nominees have fared “better than the average” in terms of Senate confirmation, outperforming previous administrations.
“[Former attorney general nominee] Matt Gaetz obviously decided to step aside. And that’s the one so far, the one cabinet pick who was withdrawn or rejected,” Enten noted.

“I looked at all first or of course, the second nonconsecutive term in the case of Trump and compared that to the average presidential first term since 1993, where there were three picks that were either withdrawn or rejected.”
He emphasized that Trump’s cabinet confirmations are progressing at a faster rate than usual.
“Donald Trump, simply put, is winning on this metric. Only one pick so far has been withdrawn or rejected, and that looks like it’s going to hold through the rest of this. We’ll have to wait and see. But the bottom line is Trump’s picks have been doing better than the average in terms of getting through the United States Senate. Simply put in a word, he’s winning.”
“Trump, simply put in a word, he’s winning” when it comes to his Cabinet nominees. RFK Jr./Gabbard look like they’ll get confirmed. Rest are all but assured.
At least so far, Trump is getting more of his picks through than the average president in the modern era (since 1993). pic.twitter.com/DDtU5Vlazd
— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) February 4, 2025
The Senate voted 59 to 38 on Monday to confirm fracking executive Chris Wright as Secretary of Energy, making him the ninth cabinet nominee to secure confirmation.
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With Wright’s confirmation, Trump’s administration is progressing at a significantly faster rate than Joe Biden’s cabinet approvals, positioning the administration to move swiftly in implementing policy changes.
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