Controversial Trump nominees are weighing on the Senate

(AFP, Washington, 16th) Some of the cabinet positions chosen by US President-elect Trump so far have worried and even angered the outside world; there are also more important positions such as the Director of the FBI (FBI) and the FBI Secretary of the Treasury Department who have not yet been announced. But whether these can pass the Senate is yet to be determined. Donald Trump, who has promised to dismantle the liberal “deep state” that runs Washington, now hopes that his decisive victory in the presidential election and the majority of the The Republican Party in the US Senate has the political capital it needs to get strongly through the personnel issues it appointed.

As soon as Trump began to assemble his administration team, he named several high-profile candidates, including conservative Florida Senator Marco Rubio, who supports a hawkish foreign policy, as Secretary of the State.

However, the staff of the four department heads Trump later named have little relevant experience in the complex federal government departments they are responsible for, and can only be loyal to Trump .

The most controversial is former federal congressman Matt Gaetz, who is the attorney general until the 13th, he was under investigation by the US Congress for sexual harassment and illegal drug use. Trump has also named several of his personal lawyers as senior Justice Department officials.

In addition, former vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was nominated to be health secretary, and Tulsi Gabbard, another conspiracy theorist accused of spreading Russian propaganda, was selected as secretary of national information.

The last post to spark polarizing views was former Fox News host Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense. He had never ruled any large organization, but he was put in charge of the most powerful army in the world. Trump also announced that North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, who had been competing with him for the Republican presidential nomination, would lead the newly established National Energy Council. He has previously said he would appoint Bergen as interior minister.

Some analysts believe that Trump’s choice of candidates reflects his determination to quickly advance his political views, that is to eliminate the heterogeneous views of “woke faction” and policies related to the environment from both aspects of the federal government and private enterprises.

However, there are still several personnel issues for important heads of US ministries and agencies that have yet to be announced. Wall Street is on pins and needles waiting to find out who will be in charge of the US Treasury Senator Lindsey Graham, who sometimes influences Trump, strongly recommends the investor Scott Bessent, who is also from South Carolina, Howard Lutnick, one of the chairmen of Trump’s transition team, is also said to be a popular candidate.

Trump has also identified the FBI as one of his targets in reshaping the federal government, and current Director Christopher Wray and a large number of senior officials are likely to be full and gone. Wray was appointed by Trump when he first became president in 2017. However, after Trump left office, he was accused of illegally possessing The secret documents of his private residence, Mar-a-Lago, were investigated by a large number of FBI agents then, Trump strongly criticized Rey’s leadership.

Former Congressman Mike Rogers is considered a candidate to succeed Wray. This ex-FBI agent who is totally loyal to Trump appears to be the most likely to be chosen after meeting with the transition team at the Mar-a-Lago Club.

However, getting all of Trump’s most controversial cabinet picks approved by the Senate may not be smooth sailing. Trump has called for at least some selections to be approved by Congress without going through a full hearing process, a strategy known as “recess appointments.”

The US Constitution allows the president to make appointments without Senate review when the Senate is not in session. Trump has said that anyone who wants to run for Senate majority leader must agree to make a “recessed appointment.” This is also the first test of his loyalty to this Senate.