Tim Kaine said his friend would be alive if not for Trump. He has voted to confirm 45 of Trump's nominees, and against 177.
- 28 JAN 2025SAID
- 2025–26≠ VOTED YES
≠ What he said about Trump, and his votes on Trump's nominees
1 · SAID · 28 JAN 2025
“Howie Liebengood would be alive today if President Trump hadn't urged people to gather to do something wild in Washington, D.C., on January 6th, 2021, and then urged those gathering to go up and raise hell at the Capitol. My friend would be alive if President Trump had not done what he did.”
Senate floor.
2 · ≠ VOTED YES · 2025–26
| Question | On the Nomination (confirmation roll calls) |
|---|---|
| Kaine | 45 Yea · 177 Nay · 1 not voting |
| Cabinet secretaries | 7 of the 45 Yeas |
| Timing | 40 of the 45 came after this speech |
| Nays include | Hegseth, Bondi, Vought, Gabbard, RFK Jr., Patel |
| 20 JAN 2025 | Marco Rubio, Secretary of State: 99-0 |
| 23 JAN 2025 | John Ratcliffe, CIA Director: 74-25 |
| 25 JAN 2025 | Kristi Noem, Homeland Security Secretary: 59-34 |
| 27 JAN 2025 | Scott Bessent, Treasury Secretary: 68-29 |
| 28 JAN 2025 | Sean Duffy, Transportation Secretary: 77-22 |
| 30 JAN 2025 | Doug Burgum, Interior Secretary: 80-17 |
| 4 FEB 2025 | Doug Collins, Veterans Affairs Secretary: 77-23 |
| 25 FEB 2025 | Daniel Driscoll, Army Secretary: 66-28 |
| 10 MAR 2025 | Lori Chavez-Deremer, Labor Secretary: 67-32 |
| 14 MAR 2025 | Stephen Feinberg, Deputy Defense Secretary: 59-40 |
| 29 APR 2025 | David Perdue, Ambassador to China: 67-29 |
| 17 DEC 2025 | Jared Isaacman, NASA Administrator: 67-30 |
| 5 AUG 2026 | Erica Schwartz, CDC Director: 51-44 |
DID THEY EXPLAIN? YES
“If I were voting on her today, I definitely wouldn't vote for her.”
HOW WE CHECKED THIS
The quote was transcribed from the video and cut at sentence boundaries. Every roll call was read in the senate.gov XML on 21 Oct 2026; totals cover all 223 nomination roll calls of the 119th Congress through 30 Sep 2026 (cloture and voice votes excluded). Spot an error? Tell us, and we’ll correct it in public.