Here’s what will happen… Hegseth is out. Rubio gets confirmed, DeSantis is promised Sec Def IF he puts lady Trump in the Senate. Trump keeps his word, gets his “Trump” name into the Senate, DeSantis is confirmed as Sec Def, then in a few months Trump cans him publicly (a true Trump never forgets) and Trump, Jr. runs for Governor to fill that spot….. Two Trumps and embarrassing a political enemy…. A bigly win!!!!
If Desantis appoints a bozo like Lara Trump to the US Senate it may endear him to MAGA zealots, but it will label him as a Trump sycophant and MAGA stooge. Don't do it, governor.
The Appointments Clause in Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 of the Constitution gives the President the power to nominate and appoint certain officials, with the Senate's advice and consent: Ambassadors, Other public ministers and consuls, Supreme Court judges, and Other officers of the United States.
The Constitution also allows Congress to give the President, courts of law, or heads of departments the power to appoint certain "inferior" officers.
The American revolutionary generation considered the "manipulation of official appointments" to be one of their greatest grievances against executive power.
Are we going by strict interpretation of the Constitution or does that only apply to certain people
It doesn't specifically say governor appointments but it might be successfully argued in front of an honest Supreme Court
Trump is a completely transactional being. A Secretary of Defense job in exchange for a Senatorial position for little Lara who will rubber stamp every looney piece of legislation that Trump wants passed? You betcha. And a big plus, the joy that Trump will experience in a year of so when he can point his teensy index finger at Ron and bleat “you’re fired!!,”
Lara Trump for Florida Senator may have been a requirement just to toss out Ron DeSantis as possible Secretary of Defense, and certainly will be a requirement if Hegseth is forced out.
Filling the government with family members....every day, this guy gets a closer and closer to becoming a banana republic.
lol. He gets closer and closer to being Andrew Jackson. MAGA is basically the the same group of people who put Jackson in power in the 19th century.
Here’s what will happen… Hegseth is out. Rubio gets confirmed, DeSantis is promised Sec Def IF he puts lady Trump in the Senate. Trump keeps his word, gets his “Trump” name into the Senate, DeSantis is confirmed as Sec Def, then in a few months Trump cans him publicly (a true Trump never forgets) and Trump, Jr. runs for Governor to fill that spot….. Two Trumps and embarrassing a political enemy…. A bigly win!!!!
Lara Trump had a failed singing career and married one of Trump’s ignorant sons. These are her only “qualification” for public office.
And apparently, that is enough!
Another word Trump and the MAGA’s don’t know the meaning of, “qualification”🙄
Right. Too many syllables.
If Desantis appoints a bozo like Lara Trump to the US Senate it may endear him to MAGA zealots, but it will label him as a Trump sycophant and MAGA stooge. Don't do it, governor.
The Appointments Clause in Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 of the Constitution gives the President the power to nominate and appoint certain officials, with the Senate's advice and consent: Ambassadors, Other public ministers and consuls, Supreme Court judges, and Other officers of the United States.
The Constitution also allows Congress to give the President, courts of law, or heads of departments the power to appoint certain "inferior" officers.
The American revolutionary generation considered the "manipulation of official appointments" to be one of their greatest grievances against executive power.
Are we going by strict interpretation of the Constitution or does that only apply to certain people
It doesn't specifically say governor appointments but it might be successfully argued in front of an honest Supreme Court
Ya all got it wrong Hegseth moves to Florida and gets appointed senator What a comeback
There is no "intrigue".
This is Trump's Mafia mindset. It's pure bribery.
Just like Trump did to Manafort when he promised him a pardon if he kept his mouth shut.
To the victor go the spoils
I see what you did there. Very good.
Trump is a completely transactional being. A Secretary of Defense job in exchange for a Senatorial position for little Lara who will rubber stamp every looney piece of legislation that Trump wants passed? You betcha. And a big plus, the joy that Trump will experience in a year of so when he can point his teensy index finger at Ron and bleat “you’re fired!!,”
Yeah, intrigued to the max.
nepotism, much?
P.U.
Lara Trump for Florida Senator may have been a requirement just to toss out Ron DeSantis as possible Secretary of Defense, and certainly will be a requirement if Hegseth is forced out.