President-elect Donald Trump is in the midst of political machinations that could upend the business-as-usual approach to governance in the nation’s capital. With the GOP House majority now official and Senate leadership in place, there is growing suspicion that the former and future president is engaged in a series of gambits that will send shockwaves through the establishment and allow him to hit the ground running.
The Senate Gamble
Yesterday, November 13, Republican senators voted to elevate John Thune (South Dakota) to the Senate Majority Leader position. Prior to the highly anticipated ballot, Trump made it clear that any candidate “must agree to Recess Appointments (in the Senate!), without which we will not be able to get people confirmed in a timely manner.”
Thune has indeed signaled his willingness to go this unconventional yet…
