Senate Republicans push to confirm T. Elliot Gaiser

Madiba K. Dennie, Balls and Strikes: Gaiser helped Pete Hegseth kill hundreds of people, yet Senate Republicans are racing to make him a federal judge.

Who's Out · 0 sources · November 13, 2026 at 12:15 PM

Senate Republicans are moving quickly to confirm T. Elliot Gaiser to a federal judgeship, according to Balls and Strikes opinion writer Madiba K. Dennie. Dennie argues that Gaiser helped Pete Hegseth kill hundreds of people. Dennie also notes that Gaiser's connections to Texas, the state from which he is nominated, are described as paper-thin, calling that the least offensive thing about his nomination.

“Elliot Gaiser’s paper-thin connections to Texas are the least offensive thing about his nomination.”