Trump declares Senate majority candidates should allow him to make recess appointments
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The president-elect said the next Senate majority leader should be open to bypassing Senate confirmation for administration appointees.

Summary

Donald Trump has publicly involved himself in the race for Senate Majority Leader, insisting that any Republican candidate for the role must support his demand for recess appointments, allowing him to bypass Senate confirmation for cabinet positions.

Trump’s statement on Truth Social emphasized the need for rapid appointments to avoid delays. GOP candidate Sen. Rick Scott endorsed Trump’s call, while opponent Sen. John Thune criticized it as a violation of the separation of powers.

Trump also calls on Democrats to halt judicial nominations during the lame duck session.

  • Nougat@fedia.io
    18·
    1 month ago

    This is a recognition that Trump realizes he can’t just do whatever he wants.

    Trump will do whatever he wants, and he’s going to take the easiest path to doing it. If the Senate doesn’t want to give up oversight of cabinet appointments, he’ll just ignore the Senate and make whatever appointments he wants. Anything else would require someone to insist that he can’t do that, and there will be nobody to do that.

    Then what? The DoJ isn’t going to do anything about it, because Trump will just tell them not to. Even if DoJ did somehow try to do something about it, it would either be a slow walk for show, or interminable delays by Trump, et al. Even if it eventually goes to trial, the judiciary and SCOTUS have a mandate to shield Trump from consequences at any cost.

    All the while, they’ll just charge forward with the unconfirmed appointments, do more crimes, lather, rinse, repeat.

    Prepare to resist.