Donald Trump wants to appoint senior officials in his administration without the approval of senators

Monday 11th November 2024 04:23 AM

Just elected, Donald Trump asked senators on Sunday to exempt him from their approval to appoint senior officials in his administration.

American President-elect Donald Trump asked senators on Sunday, November 10, to exempt him from their approval, in principle obligatory, to appoint the highest officials of his future administration. An article of the American Constitution allows the president to make appointments without their approval by the Senate when the latter is not in session.

But this provision is rarely activated, as senators usually arrange to sit at the time of nominations and thus exercise their power of control over the executive.

The Republican Party has regained the majority in the Senate, which will meet in January to take the oath of office, but elected Democrats could still slow down the process of approving nominations. “Sometimes votes can take two years or more. That’s what [les démocrates] did four years ago and we cannot let this happen again,” the president-elect protested on Sunday, referring to his first term (2017-2021).

“No judge must be approved” before the Republicans have chosen their leader and taken office in the Senate, Donald Trump added on Sunday.

With AFP