Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), a senior member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, expressed her concern about the importance of background checks when asked about Trump's plan to grant six-month security clearances without background checks to individuals handpicked by the White House.

They want to bring in whomever without any checks, any verification…. any sense!! @kylekulinskishow.bsky.social Please be loud about this. #nobackgroundchecks #blankcheckadmissions