The Detroit News issued an editorial urging the Senate to reject President-elect Trump's nominations of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) as attorney general and Fox News host Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense.

“The Republican-controlled Senate should establish its intention to vigorously fulfill its advise and consent role, and its independence from the administration, by rejecting Gaetz and Hegseth,” it wrote.

The piece said the board has, generally, "no major objections" to Trump's picks.

“However, two of his nominees for critical positions — Matt Gaetz as attorney general and Pete Hegseth as defense secretary — are so unacceptable their names........

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