President-elect Donald Trump is going for it with his Cabinet picks. These are picks that align with his worldview and inclination to wreck shop in the U.S. government — but that are giving his party heartburn. At least four of the high-profile nominations that Trump announced this week will test Senate Republicans’ willingness to confirm them.

Tim Heaphy, Former Lead Investigator for the January 6th Select Committee and Mike Schmidt, New York Times Investigative Reporter joins Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House to dissect the logic behind the choices Donald Trump has made for his cabinet and how they are more of a loyalty test for Republicans in Washington DC.

The president-elect is testing the loyalty of Republican in Congress, leaving even his close allies nervous about the unpredictability and upheaval to come.

After a resounding election victory, President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans say they have a “mandate” to govern.

The first test of Donald Trump's effort to seize power over the federal government will be whether Senate Republicans bend to his will and rubber stamp his appointees no matter how unqualified they are.

Donald Trump has already queued up an uncomfortable loyalty test for Senate Republicans with a long string of controversial nominees even they would struggle to support, like Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) for attorney general — and it remains to be seen whether there will be any serious resistance.