Trump wants to shorten the Senate confirmation process
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Donald Trump has called on Republican senators to abandon the lengthy confirmation process for his future administration. The three senators running for Senate Republican leader supported this initiative.
Donald Trump intervened in the race for Senate leadership: the day before, he asked senators to exempt him from their approval, which is usually mandatory, to appoint the top officials of his future administration.
Writes UNN with reference to NBC.
Any Republican senator seeking a coveted leadership position in the U.S. Senate must accept appointments” outside of parliamentary sessions
“Sometimes voting can take two years or more. That's what they (Democrats) did four years ago and we can't let it happen again,” the newly elected president said on X TV on Sunday.
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In 2020, at the height of the Covid pandemic, Trump threatened to unilaterally adjourn Congress so that he could make appointments during the parliamentary recess, but this threat never materialized.
Trump's new announcement is the first time he has participated in the race to replace Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the de facto leader of the Republicans in the Senate.
The newly elected president's request was supported by three senators running for the key post.
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The struggle for McConnell's successor intensified after Election Day.
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Republican senators Rand Paul of Kentucky, Tommy Tuberville of Alabama, Marco Rubio of Florida, and Bill Hagerty of Tennessee supported Scott.
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In the second part of his Sunday post on Truth Social, Trump called on Democrats not to confirm any additional judicial nominees before the next session of Congress begins.
“In addition, no judges should be confirmed during this time period because Democrats are eager to push through their judges while Republicans are fighting for leadership. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. THANK YOU!” the President said.
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