Trump suggested on Sunday bypassing Senate confirmation of his political appointments through the use of recess appointments.
President-elect Donald Trump demanded in a social media post on Sunday that U.S. Senate Republicans looking to replace Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell agree to recess appointments, breaking from the traditional Senate confirmation process.
This week’s presidential election was a big win for Republicans with Trump winning the presidency against Vice President Kamala Harris and Republicans taking control of the Senate. Before Trump can fill his new administration, many positions will have to be confirmed by the Senate, including the defense secretary, homeland security secretary and the state secretary.
Trump has suggested bypassing Senate confirmation through the use of recess appointments, an exception meant to be used when the Senate is in recess in which the president can make temporary appointments to high-level federal positions without Senate approval.
« Any Republican Senator seeking the coveted LEADERSHIP position in the United States Senate must agree to Recess Appointments (in the Senate!), without which we will not be able to get people confirmed in a timely manner », Trump wrote on X, formerly Twitter, on Sunday. « Sometimes the votes can take two years, or more. This is what they did four years ago, and we cannot let it happen again.
