14 Democratic Senators Vote to Advance Trump’s Controversial Nominee for Ambassador to China

David Perdue, former senator and longtime Trump ally, passes key hurdle to Chinese ambassadorship

Former Sen. David Perdue, who has a history working in supply chains that deal with Beijing, faced a cloture vote Monday for ambassador to China.

14 Democratic Senators Vote to Advance Trump’s Controversial Nominee for Ambassador to China

Democratic lawmakers have largely portrayed President Donald Trump as an authoritarian, but that has not prevented some of them from continuing to advance his nominees.

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Former Georgia GOP Sen. David Perdue’s nomination to become President Donald Trump’s ambassador to China passed a Senate vote for cloture – to end debate – Monday evening. The vote starts the “2-hour clock” of limited debate that will ultimately end in a vote on Perdue’s nomination. That clock is typically 30 hours for Cabinet-level officials. Perdue has long been an ally of Trump and narrowly lost his 2021 runoff election with Sen. Jon Ossoff, …