WASHINGTON, D.C. — President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet picks take a hammer to the traditional qualifications for government top jobs; most of his nominees have little experience managing large organizations, but are loyal to Trump and in sync with his agenda.

Even with Republicans lining up to support the incoming Trump administration, however, some of the picks are a bridge too far for some GOP members of Congress.

Controversial picks to lead agencies include anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to run the Department of Health and Human Services.

Democrat lawmakers have roundly criticized the choice.

“My initial reaction was loyalty to Trump. It shouldn't mean that we all get measles,” Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, said in an interview on ABC News’s “Good Morning America.”

Another provocative pick, former Rep. Matt Gaetz to serve as Attorney General, left many lawmakers aghast. The former lawmaker from Florida has been investigated for sex-trafficking and other allegations by the FBI, an organization he would oversee as Attorney General.

Gaetz is an attorney but has no experience as a prosecutor.

Some Republicans, such as Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio—a staunch Trump ally—still stood fully behind Gaetz as the nation’s top law enforcement official.

“Matt Gates is one of the best members we had on our committee in my time in Congress, which has been a while,” Jordan said in a FOX News interview. “There are very few people who have the cross-examination skills.”

Many other House Republicans may disagree with the pick but have been hesitant to publicly criticize Trump’s cabinet picks.

“A lot of people are being nominated, and I think the Senate will certainly have their opportunity to review those nominations and ask them questions,” said Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio. “We'll see who's prepared for the jobs that they've been asked to take on.”

Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, is a rare Republican outlier in harshly criticizing the selection of Gaetz, telling Axios that “Gaetz has a better shot at having dinner with Queen Elizabeth II than being confirmed by the Senate,” referring to the former British queen who died in 2022.

“I'm not the only one who thinks this way. I just say the quiet part out loud, and I wish other of my colleagues would have the same courage to do so, because as I continuously get high fives and saying thank you. They could also do the same,” Miller said.

The range of responses represents a Republican Party struggling to unite behind Trump as he tests the limits of institutional norms, a potential foreshadowing of what to expect moving into his second presidency.