Despite their portrayal of President Donald Trump as an authoritarian figure, 14 Democratic lawmakers have voted to advance the nomination of David Perdue as U.S. ambassador to China. After Trump's endorsement in a primary challenge against Governor Brian Kemp, Perdue's nomination passed a significant hurdle with a 64-27 vote in favor of cloture. Perdue's controversial past, including his admission of outsourcing jobs while CEO of a textile company, was raised but did not impede his nomination's progress.
"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."
"Perdue's nomination as ambassador cleared a key hurdle on Monday, as more than enough Democrats voted to advance the nominee to a simple majority vote."
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