It may not matter.
Incoming Senate Majority LeaderJohn Thune(R-S.D.)
The role of Advice and Consent is where the Senate comes in.
Matt Gaetz shakes hands with Donald Trump during a rally at the Banks County Dragway on March 26, 2022 in Commerce, Georgia.Megan Varner/Getty Images
In short, the advice and consent role of the Senate is intended as a check on presidential power.
They then refer the nomination to the full Senate for a confirmation vote.
Whats the deal with recess appointments?
The appointee would need to be confirmed through a vote before the end of the next congressional session.
Is Trump going to make a run at appoint his nominees through recess appointments?
How does the Senate feel about this?
It sure looks like it.
As Senate Republicans prepared to vote on his replacement, Trump made his views clear.
We need positions filled IMMEDIATELY!
All three candidates vying to replace McConnell Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.
On Thursday, Thune who won the leadership vote told Fox Newsthat all the options are on the table.
All these people have a process that they have to go through.
All these nominees are its a you know, advice and consent.
Thats the Senates constitutional role when it comes to confirmation of nominations to the executive branch of the government.
And we take that role seriously, he said.
No president has ever done this.
