Strongman politics
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I think this accurately explains one of the reasons why Trump is going to nominate particularly facial choices for cabinet slots:
Demanding Senate Republicans back Gaetz as attorney general and Hegseth as Defense Secretary is the 2024 version of forcing Sean Spicer to say it was the largest inauguration crowd ever.
These aren't just appointments. They're loyalty tests. The absurdity is the point.— Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) November 13, 2024
Some Senate staffers are talking a big game — we’ll see but I know how I’m betting, and it’s not on Republican elites standing up to Trump.
If Senate Republicans do show some resistance, the next dominance test may be of the Supreme Court if Trump actually does the Article II adjournment. On its face, the president using the adjournment power solely to bypass the advice and consent power would seem inconsistent with the spirit of Noel Canning, but I have even less faith in the Supreme Court’s Republicans than I do in Senate Republicans.