Article II of the Constitution
He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law: but the Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments.
Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.): "We must act quickly and decisively to get the president's cabinet and other nominees in place as soon as possible to start delivering on the mandate we've been sent to execute, and all options are on the table ... including recess appointments," he said in a statement.
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) doubled down on his promise to keep senators in session even over weekends to confirm Trump's cabinet positions, adding "the Constitution expressly confers the power on the President to make recess appointments." A source familiar tells Axios it is something he's discussed with Trump before the tweet.
Florida Sen. Rick Scott " the long-shot candidate who is winning support of a handful of conservative senators and MAGA influencers " on Sunday quickly posted on X endorsing Trump's post: "100% agree. I will do whatever it takes to get your nominations through as quickly as possible." Trump ally Elon Musk then praised the Florida Republican, writing on X: "Rick Scott for Senate Majority Leader!"
For those not paying attention, the 3 leading contenders to be the Senate Majority Leader are yielding their power to advise and consent on cabinet appointees to -------.
This is disgusting.
This is going to allow ------- to appoint people like RFK Jr. to HHS or Kash Patel to head the CIA without ANY Senate oversight. This is beyond mind boggling.
