donald trumpMAGA supporters were outraged after it was leaked that Mitch McConnell was plotting in the Senate to delay his Cabinet nominations.
The backlash began after New Yorker staff writer Jane Mayer tweeted a since-deleted tweet in which McConnell said there would be “no recess” for colleagues. Members of the President-elect’s Cabinet.
“Message to Team Trump: “There will be no recess,” Meyer told
Trump has promised to use this strategy in defiance of congressional oversight. take a detour senate verification process appointing people to high administrative positions.
He called on the incoming Senate Republican leader to rescind his use of recess promises. McConnell recently resigned from his position. republican The leader of the Senate has been replaced. south dakota Senator John Thune.
Still, the 82-year-old McConnell seemed confident in his prediction. At age 84, it is unclear whether he will run for re-election in 2026 and may be less influenced by his desire to keep his seat.
Mayer later deleted the tweet without explanation, but not before it caused an uproar among Trump supporters who suspected there was something foul about it.
Senator Mike Lee Utah After repeating that “McConnell is no longer the leader of the Senate Republicans,” he asked, “Do you remember when McConnell decided he would no longer represent Senate Republicans?”
Donald Trump’s MAGA supporters are furious after it was leaked that Mitch McConnell was plotting in the Senate to delay his Cabinet nominations.
The backlash began after a now-deleted tweet from New Yorker staff writer Jane Mayer in which she claimed McConnell had told colleagues that there would be ‘no recess appointments’ for members of the president-elect’s cabinet.
Florida’s Republican senator, Rick Scott, was one of the elected officials who publicly rejected Meyer’s letter.
Scott responded to Meyer’s tweet by bluntly saying, “Yes, that would happen.”
However, Scott, who is also running for Senate majority, lost to toon After a closed-door vote Wednesday morning.
Many of Trump’s biggest supporters outside of Congress believe that McConnell I want to disrupt Trump’s agenda..
“If you think this guy is going to usurp the will of 76 million people and dictate a second Trump term, you’re in for a rude awakening,” a MAGA fan wrote on X.
Another added: ‘Snitch McConnell is trying to block Trump’s cabinet.’
Turning Point USA’s Charlie Kirk passed the question to incoming leader Thune. ‘Senator Thune, would you please join us? Is this your position?’
Thune, the newly elected Senate Republican leader, was chosen to guide Trump’s ambitious Republican agenda. rally. DailyMail.com has reached out to a Thune spokesperson for comment.
The South Dakota senator, 63, has had a complicated relationship with Trump over the years, and many in the president-elect’s inner circle do not want him to take on the MAGA agenda.
Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune expressed support for the recess appointment. MAGA fans are outraged that McConnell, whom Thune replaced, continues to try to throw his weight around.
But in recent months, Thune has expressed support for Trump. Become one of the first To support him during the primary. The two reportedly spoke on the phone after Wednesday’s win.
toon He even came out and suggested a recess appointment. You may be playing.
‘One thing is clear. We must act quickly and decisively to get the President’s Cabinet and other nominees in place as quickly as possible to begin executing the mission we were sent to execute, and all options are on the table to do that. Including recess appointments,’ Thune said over the weekend.
The recess appointment would deny any Senate confirmation hearings that would have given voters a chance to see the nominee examined for his or her positions.
The last time the recess promise was used was in 2012 under former President Barack Obama.
This was before the Supreme Court ruled that the Senate must adjourn for at least 10 days before the president can use this mechanism. This means that appointments cannot be made while Congress is in special session, making it effectively unusable.
Presidents Trump and Biden were unable to use it while in office.
The president-elect has had a tumultuous first term as he grows frustrated with resistance to his choices and seeks ways to work with lawmakers.
Florida Sen. Rick Scott, whom Thune won for the leadership position, led the ire of Trump’s base against McConnell by promising “there will be a recess.”
With a landslide victory in the presidential electionHe became emboldened and demanded that Senate Republicans support his agenda.
On Monday, Trump posted on X: ‘Republican senators who want a coveted leadership position in the U.S. Senate must I agree to the recess appointment (in the Senate).!), otherwise you won’t be able to get confirmation from people in a timely manner.
‘Sometimes voting can take more than two years. This is what they did four years ago and we cannot allow this to happen again.
‘We need to fill the seats immediately! Additionally, no judges should be confirmed during this time as Democrats will seek to bash judges as Republicans fight for leadership. This is not allowed. thank you!’
X founder and Trump confidant Elon Musk has also reportedly been appointed as the new director of the so-called Office of Government Effectiveness.
‘This is essential. There is no other way,” Musk commented on Trump’s X post.
Musk then added, “Without a promise to recess, it will take more than two years to confirm a new government.”
‘This will make it impossible to enact the changes the American people demand, and this is completely unacceptable.’
Matt Gaetz (center photo) and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (right photo) are considered two of the most dangerous appointees in Trump’s cabinet.
Elon Musk (pictured left) and Mike Johnson (pictured right) have both approved using recess appointments to check in on Tulsi Gabbard (pictured center left) and Kennedy (pictured center right).
Musk ultimately supported Senator Scott, who lost the leadership race to Senator Thune.
Trump has several controversial Cabinet nominees who could struggle to get the 50 votes needed for Senate confirmation.
Matt Gaetz (Attorney General candidate), Pete Hegseth (Minister of Defense), Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Minister of Health and Welfare) and tulsi gabbard (Director of National Intelligence) is considered the most difficult to sell.
All of the Republican senators who will hold a majority in January have expressed some doubts about their ability to win confirmation under normal circumstances.
John Yoo, former Justice Department official under George W. Bush He told DailyMail.com on Thursday. Recess commitments are a complex issue.
Rep. Yoo said, “The Constitution’s recess appointment provision actually allows the president to appoint cabinet officials for about two years without Senate confirmation.”
However, this only happens if the House and Senate agree on a ‘conference time.’
For decades, the Senate has never been in recess for more than a few days at a time because it can hold ‘extraordinary sessions.’
President Trump also considers Secretary of Defense candidate Pete Hegseth a risky choice.
President Trump has pledged to ignore congressional oversight and bypass the Senate confirmation process when appointing people to high-level positions.
This prevents the ruling president from carrying out his recess appointments whenever he wants.
Rep. Yoo went on to say the Senate could “retaliate” by “rejecting banquets, refusing to confirm junior officers, cutting off funding for those officers, and refusing to cooperate with Trump’s priorities.”
The president-elect could force the Senate into recess on his own or pressure Republicans to give up their power, but Yoo said that’s unlikely.
Unless you use adjournment appointments, the verification process can be dangerously slow, as it has become a difficult process in recent years.
According to the Partnership for Public Service, when President George HW Bush took office in 1989, seven of his 15 Cabinet members had already been confirmed by the Senate.
When Joe Biden took office nearly four years ago, he had only one of 36 Cabinet members confirmed by the Democratic-controlled Senate.
Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama all had 200 confirmed candidates by the time they reached their 200th day in office.
During that same time, Trump (119) and Biden (118) received significantly fewer votes despite being part of the party that controlled the Senate in 2016 and 2020, respectively.
However, while Clinton, Bush, and Obama all held a majority of 55 or more Senate seats when they took office, Trump and Biden have never secured more than 53 Senate seats.
The three presidents before Trump’s first term all confirmed more than 200 candidates by the 200th day of their term. At that point, Trump had 119 confirmed nominees and Biden had 118, but Trump had nominated far fewer people than any other president.
– How can Mitch McConnell effectively counteract President Trump’s potential recess appointments, and what historical strategies have worked in similar scenarios?
Given that Democrats are expected to maintain control of the Senate following the 2022 midterm elections, what are the potential implications of Republicans attempting to use recess appointments to confirm controversial cabinet nominees? How might such a move backfire politically, particularly in an era where partisan polarization is at an all-time high? Additionally, what strategies could Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell employ to avoid a recess and prevent President Trump from making these appointments? how might former President Trump’s use of recess appointments compare to those made by his predecessors, and what lessons can we draw from this historical precedent?
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