Trump: ‘It’s Easier To Make Moves’ With Acting Cabinet Secretaries

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  1. Avatar for pshah pshah says:

    His appointees are so corrupt and incompetent, they probably couldn’t pass muster even in a Republican controlled Senate. Also, this probably inoculates him from the 25th. But if you’re a President with even a shred of a doubt about being 25th, you shouldn’t be President.

  2. Heinrich Himmler would be proud!

  3. Yes, life is much easier without following the Constitution or worrying about those pesky Senate confirmations.

    On has a lot more flexibility if you don’t have to worry about picking someone that can make it though a confirmation hearing.

  4. Move on them like a bitch, Donnie?

    Old dog - new trick conundrum.

  5. tRump likes to to keep one step ahead of cabinet member indictments; fortunately for him, the pool of corrupt cronies is so deep, he has no trouble finding the next limited-tenure potential felon

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