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Recess appointments: How Trump hopes to skip Senate confirmations and fill his Cabinet

By Ross O'Keefe November 14, 2024 4:44 pm


President-elect Donald Trump is pushing for recess appointments to place members of his administration into positions without the advice and consent of the Senate.

It is a tactic that presidents do not often use for their whole administrations, but it would enable Trump to avoid Senate confirmation and a possible blockade from centrist Republicans.

Getting on board with the tactic was a prerequisite he had for supporting whoever took over Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) role as the next Senate Republican leader. McConnell has been the GOP leader in the upper chamber for the last 18 years, both while his party was in control and when it was relegated to the minority. Sen. John Thune (R-SD) was the winner of the three-way contest that also involved Sens. Rick Scott (R-FL) and John Cornyn (R-TX). All three men said they would agree to allow recess appointments throughout Trump’s term.

“Any Republican Senator seeking the coveted LEADERSHIP position in the United States Senate must agree to Recess Appointments,” Trump posted on Truth Social, adding that he wants positions filled “IMMEDIATELY!”

What are recess appointments?

Presidents are allowed to appoint several government employees and advisers to their positions without input from any other branch or body weighing in on the decision.

For instance, Trump’s selection of Tom Homan as his “border czar” and Stephen Miller as his deputy chief of staff for policy are advisory roles that do not require Senate confirmation.

Cabinet secretaries, on the other hand, must be nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate. A simple majority is enough to confirm a nominee, but the Senate is allowed to hold hearings, conduct research, and question nominees before confirming them to their positions.

Recess appointments would allow Trump to appoint his nominees while the Senate is not in session, skirting the confirmation process.

Because the Senate is not always in session, presidents have been allowed to appoint people to positions without the advice and consent of the chamber. However, whoever is appointed in that manner can only serve until the end of the next Senate session.

Precedent for recess appointments

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