President-Elect Trump's cabinet
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Trey Gowdy just said that at least one of the nominees has zero chance of getting through. He said it's not even 50/50. It's less than half of the GOP Senators will vote to approve him.
"And I talk to senators all the time."
wrote on 16 Nov 2024, 02:25 last edited by@George-K said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
Trey Gowdy just said that at least one of the nominees has zero chance of getting through. He said it's not even 50/50. It's less than half of the GOP Senators will vote to approve him.
"And I talk to senators all the time."
Which means, the only way he gets in is a recess appointment, and the only way there's a recess is if they vote for one (presumably requiring a majority), which means, congress remains in session until it confirms a cabinet the old fashioned way, through vote confirmations, and that gets done faster than it would have if Trump hadn't threatened recess appointments of unpalatable jerks.
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@jon-nyc said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
You believe Trump tweeted that the next senate leader should support recess appointments as a way to warn the Senate that he might do them so they’d know not to go into recess?
Yes. I am surprised this theory hasn't surfaced in your twitter feed yet. It's coherent, and it explains everything that's happened so far, including the Gaetz nomination. He is the poison pill of going into recess before confirming a cabinet.
wrote on 16 Nov 2024, 03:03 last edited by@Horace said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
@jon-nyc said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
You believe Trump tweeted that the next senate leader should support recess appointments as a way to warn the Senate that he might do them so they’d know not to go into recess?
Yes. I am surprised this theory hasn't surfaced in your twitter feed yet. It's coherent, and it explains everything that's happened so far, including the Gaetz nomination. He is the poison pill of going into recess before confirming a cabinet.
Tipping off his opponents so they can block him doesn’t seem like normal Trump behavior.
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@Horace said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
@jon-nyc said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
You believe Trump tweeted that the next senate leader should support recess appointments as a way to warn the Senate that he might do them so they’d know not to go into recess?
Yes. I am surprised this theory hasn't surfaced in your twitter feed yet. It's coherent, and it explains everything that's happened so far, including the Gaetz nomination. He is the poison pill of going into recess before confirming a cabinet.
Tipping off his opponents so they can block him doesn’t seem like normal Trump behavior.
wrote on 16 Nov 2024, 03:19 last edited by@jon-nyc said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
@Horace said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
@jon-nyc said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
You believe Trump tweeted that the next senate leader should support recess appointments as a way to warn the Senate that he might do them so they’d know not to go into recess?
Yes. I am surprised this theory hasn't surfaced in your twitter feed yet. It's coherent, and it explains everything that's happened so far, including the Gaetz nomination. He is the poison pill of going into recess before confirming a cabinet.
Tipping off his opponents so they can block him doesn’t seem like normal Trump behavior.
Getting "blocked" from recess appointments is the point, since getting blocked means not going to recess, which means confirmation hearings, in quick order. If I'm right, AG will be the last cabinet member to be confirmed, keeping a Gaetz recess appointment on the table until the confirmation process is complete. I could be wrong, but this makes sense to me. We'll see how it goes. Just look for whether AG happens to be the last hearing scheduled by the senate leader.
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wrote on 16 Nov 2024, 11:31 last edited by
One possibility is to have a confirmation vote for that unpalatable candidate quickly and vote that candidate down. That should remove the threat of recess appointment, at least one with that unpalatable candidate.
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wrote on 16 Nov 2024, 11:57 last edited by
More likely than not, the Senate GOP will just let Trump appoint whoever he wants.
There really hasn't been many good examples of the GOP effectively checking Trump's behavior.
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One possibility is to have a confirmation vote for that unpalatable candidate quickly and vote that candidate down. That should remove the threat of recess appointment, at least one with that unpalatable candidate.
wrote on 16 Nov 2024, 12:36 last edited by@Axtremus said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
One possibility is to have a confirmation vote for that unpalatable candidate quickly and vote that candidate down. That should remove the threat of recess appointment, at least one with that unpalatable candidate.
Senate majority leader chooses the votes to hold. Thune can put AG at the end of the line. That is the way the majority leader can "support" Trump's plans.
This stuff about senate majority leaders "supporting" Trump's plans for recess appointments, may just be posturing meant to put the specter of recess appointments into everybody's heads. Unless anybody can be clear about the nuts and bolts of a senate majority leader "supporting" senate recess appointments.
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wrote on 16 Nov 2024, 14:06 last edited by
When finally assembled, could Mr. Trump's cabinet team picture surpass this one? Yes!
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wrote on 16 Nov 2024, 14:23 last edited by
@Copper said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
When finally assembled, could Mr. Trump's cabinet team picture surpass this one? Yes!
Make it so!
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Notice something?
A lot of fairly young talent.
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wrote on 18 Nov 2024, 23:36 last edited by
@Copper said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
When finally assembled, could Mr. Trump's cabinet team picture surpass this one? Yes!
Maybe Trump's cabinet will be more diverse.
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@Copper said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
When finally assembled, could Mr. Trump's cabinet team picture surpass this one? Yes!
Matt Gaetz alone is smarter than Bohr, Heisenberg, and Einstein combined.
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wrote on 19 Nov 2024, 23:43 last edited by
I’ve actually heard he’s extraordinarily sharp. I’ve never heard him speak outside of sound bites propagated by people who dislike him.
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I’ve actually heard he’s extraordinarily sharp. I’ve never heard him speak outside of sound bites propagated by people who dislike him.
wrote on 20 Nov 2024, 00:13 last edited by jon-nyc@Horace said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
… propagated by people who dislike him.
Like the majority of House Republicans?
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wrote on 20 Nov 2024, 00:30 last edited by LuFins Dad
Why is there going to be a cabinet secretary for a Department that is being shuttered?
Maybe I should apply for a position at DOGE…
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Why is there going to be a cabinet secretary for a Department that is being shuttered?
Maybe I should apply for a position at DOGE…
wrote on 20 Nov 2024, 00:43 last edited by@LuFins-Dad said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
Why is there going to be a cabinet secretary for a Department that is being shuttered?
Maybe I should apply for a position at DOGE…
To oversee the dismantling?
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@LuFins-Dad said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
Why is there going to be a cabinet secretary for a Department that is being shuttered?
Maybe I should apply for a position at DOGE…
To oversee the dismantling?
wrote on 20 Nov 2024, 00:47 last edited by@Jolly said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
@LuFins-Dad said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
Why is there going to be a cabinet secretary for a Department that is being shuttered?
Maybe I should apply for a position at DOGE…
To oversee the dismantling?
To point out that they don’t need a secretary for a department that is going away.
Oh, and the 80 hours a week thing? They should be looking for people that can do the work in 20 hours per week. Much more efficient. Set an example, DOGE…
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