Speaker Johnson open to supporting recess appointment for Trump nominees

Trump Could Invoke Obscure Clause to Place Nominees

House Speaker Mike Johnson made clear on Sunday that he is open to the controversial idea of using recess appointments to put President-elect Trump's Cabinet nominees in place—and Johnson could play a key role in making that happen. "We'll evaluate all that at the appropriate time, and we'll make...

House Speaker Leaves Door Open to Recess Appointments for Trump’s Cabinet Picks

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Sunday said he supports the use of recess appointments of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet selections outside of the standard Senate nominating process. Over the past week or so, the president-elect has been making announcements for positions he wants to fill in his incoming administration.  Last week, while weighing in on the Senate Republican leadership race, Trump said that regardless of who wins, h…

Speaker Johnson open to supporting recess appointment for Trump nominees

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) left open the possibility of enabling President-elect Trump to appoint his Cabinet by recess appointment, bypassing the need for approval from the Senate. “We’ll evaluate that at the appropriate time, and we’ll make the appropriate decision. There may be a function for that; we’ll have to see how it plays out,”…

Speaker Mike Johnson Considers Recess Appointments to Push Through Trump's Cabinet Picks Including Matt Gaetz if Senate Fails to Do Its Job

ThePatriotLight - Screenshot: Fox News Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is considering recess appointments to ensure swift confirmation of President Trump’s Cabinet nominees if the Senate fails to do its job. President Trump has been vocal about his frustrations with the Senate’s pace in confirming key nominees. In a Truth Social post, he previously emphasized the necessity of recess appointments to bypass delays: Trump wrote: “Any Republican S…

Response to Defense of Trump’s Recess-Appointment Scheme

On the Center for Renewing America’s website, Jeff Clark and Anthony Licata have published today an extended defense of President-elect Trump’s proposal to use recess appointments to fill his Cabinet. Some observations and criticisms outlining why I think that their defense is unsound:

Speaker Mike Johnson Considers Recess Appointments to Push Through Trump's Cabinet Picks Including Matt Gaetz if Senate Fails to Do Its Job

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is considering recess appointments to ensure swift confirmation of President Trump’s Cabinet nominees if the Senate fails to do its job.