Top GOP Sen. Cotton to meet with embattled Trump defense nominee as doubts swirl

SCOOP: Top GOP Sen. Cotton to meet with embattled Trump defense nominee as doubts swirl

Tom Cotton will meet with a key nominee after finding himself at apparent odds with some figures in the MAGA-sphere.

Cotton meets embattled Trump defense pick amid MAGA pushback

A high-stakes meeting between two key Republican figures threatens to expose growing tensions within the party's defense policy circles. According to Fox News, Senate Republican Conference Chairman Tom Cotton is scheduled to meet with Elbridge "Bridge" Colby, President Donald Trump's nominee for Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, as concerns mount over the candidate's past positions. The meeting comes after Cotton faced intense criticism fro…