Senator Marshall Joins Fox News Live to Discuss President Trump’s All-Star Cabinet, the Laken Riley Act

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined Fox News Live to discuss President Trump’s all-star Cabinet nominees, the Senate confirming Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense, the Laken Riley Act, and troops – including soldiers from Fort Riley, Kansas – being sent to help secure the border.

Last night, Senator Marshall voted to confirm Hegseth as Secretary of Defense. Senator Marshall has met with Noem, Rollins, Hegseth, RFK, Jr., and Gabbard and believes they are the best picks to carry out President Trump’s America First agenda. Senator Marshall also voted yes on the Laken Riley Act which passed both the House and Senate and is expected to hit the President’s desk in the coming days.

You may click HERE or on the image above to watch Senator Marshall’s full interview. 

Highlights from Senator Marshall’s interview include:

On Kristi Noem, President Trump’s nominee for DHS Secretary:

“It’s important to remember why this is so important to get these nominations across the finish line. President Trump is writing…200 executive orders. We need people like Kristi Noem to go down there and secure our border. The President ran on prosperity and security…Kristi is tough as nails. She’s South Dakota tough, and she’s also very gentle and compassionate as well. So she’s going to do a great job as Secretary of DHS. She’s going to make your family safe and secure. Remember, Kristi was the first governor to send her own National Guard troops…to help secure the border.” 

On Brooke Rollins, President Trump’s nominee for USDA Secretary:

“You’re going to love Brooke Rollins. She’s going to give agriculture a strong, strong voice. This is a young lady from Glen Rose, Texas, a small town. She grew up in agriculture. She grew up in 4H and FFA. She brought her old high school agriculture teacher to the hearing, as well as all of her FFA leadership. And that’ll mean a lot to those folks in agriculture, where her ties really are. She’s going to be a strong, strong voice there in the President’s Cabinet for agriculture and rural America. Don’t forget, 90% of rural America supported President Trump.”

On Senate confirming Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense:

“Like President Trump just said it is all about winning. It’s the final score that does matter. And all that matters is we got Pete Hegseth across the finish line. I think this is so important. Pete will never bow to the national military and trillion-dollar industrial complex. Pete is going to focus on those soldiers on the frontline, like my own son. He’s going to focus on the morale within the military, as well as recruiting. And again, he’s not going to bend the knee to that National Military Industrial Complex. I’m glad we got him across the finish line. I wish we didn’t have to wake JD up, or he could have finished tucking his kids in bed. But JD did get to come in, and I think a little drama that’s okay. All that matters is we win.” 

On RFK, Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard:

“I talked to Bobby again yesterday. We’ve had a lot of conversations. I think he’s winning people over. I think the big deal about Bobby is he has an army of people across the country that support him…We have a chronic disease epidemic in this country. 60% of Americans have a chronic disease. When I was growing up, it was 6% now it’s 60% I look forward to working with Bobby and Dr. Oz to make America healthy again.” 

“I love Tulsi Gabbard. She’s not an insider, she’s not a spy, she’s not a spook. All she’s about is transparency. I think that she’s going to err on the side of sharing more information with Congress and more information with Americans. I believe in Americans. I believe that they can handle the truth. I think as we start releasing the JFK files, RFK, Martin Luther King files, as we start releasing more of the Fauci COVID files, she’s going to be critically important to make sure that we get all the information out there. Tulsi is going to do a great job as well. She’s tough as nails as well.”

On the Laken Riley Act:

“The President and Republicans ran on securing the border, making your family secure. So this is a great legislation. What it does if you’re an illegal alien in this country and you break a law, it requires the local police to hold that person until ICE gets there. And if that would have happened before, it would have saved Laken Riley’s life. We can never bring Laken back. But this certainly honors her life and will prevent future murders like we saw in her situation. So it’s a great first step. We need to get Kristi across the finish line so she can get down there and really secure the borders.” 

On troops being sent to secure the border:

“I wanted to say thanks to all the troops that are going down there. President Trump’s goal is to have zero gotaways. I know troops from my home in Fort Riley, Kansas, are going down there to help secure the border. So thanks to them and all their families making this sacrifice. Thanks for helping make America safe again.”