Trump’s Top Team Sets Stage for White House Power Grab

By Free Republic | Created at 2024-11-16 22:32:44 | Updated at 2024-11-17 00:57:11 2 hours ago

Trump’s Top Team Sets Stage for White House Power Grab
WSJ via MSN ^ | 16 November 2024 | Aaron Zitner, Siobhan Hughes

Posted on 11/16/2024 2:09:39 PM PST by Alas Babylon!

WASHINGTON—In naming a set of unconventional nominees to run federal departments, Donald Trump this week also took steps to push for a broader goal: realigning the balance of power among Washington’s major institutions so that more authority flows from the White House.

Trump has threatened to take steps that would undermine the Senate’s confirmation powers and Congress’s role in budgeting—the most essential powers of the two chambers. He has insisted that senators allow him to place some nominees directly in their jobs, bypassing the Senate’s public hearings and confirmation process. He has said he would move to impound—or decline to spend—money appropriated by Congress for programs he dislikes, a step likely requiring him to overturn current law in court.

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He won the election. It's not a "power grab"!

I just had to post because the headline is so twisted.

The things the media say!!!

To: All

Trump has threatened to take steps that would undermine the Senate’s confirmation powers

Lots of presidents, including “Saint” Obama made recess appointments.

2 posted on 11/16/2024 2:12:07 PM PST by mmichaels1970 ( )

To: Alas Babylon!

unconventional nominees = not deep state

its a good thing

3 posted on 11/16/2024 2:13:16 PM PST by joshua c

To: Alas Babylon!

The Left, in my opinion, seriously underestimates how much distrust people feel toward government. We want someone to take a flamethrower to that thing. Trump cannot go too far.

4 posted on 11/16/2024 2:15:46 PM PST by ClearCase_guy (My decisions about people are based almost entirely on skin color. I learned this from Democrats.)

To: Alas Babylon!

I remember the WSJ when it had not yet been taken over by the ZOMBIES (I will no longer refer to them as ‘woke’ I’ll call them what they are…’zombiefied’).

5 posted on 11/16/2024 2:16:46 PM PST by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA-PRO-MAX.)

To: Alas Babylon!

6 posted on 11/16/2024 2:18:41 PM PST by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))

To: Alas Babylon!

If the Senate wants to give a little advice, well okay, but I draw the line at consent.

7 posted on 11/16/2024 2:19:59 PM PST by Lisbon1940 (I don’t see why they would)

To: Alas Babylon!

8 posted on 11/16/2024 2:21:43 PM PST by rhinohunter (Free at last, free at least! Thank Almighty God, we're free at last!)

To: House Atreides

My Father-in-Law (rich Liberal in Connecticut) says he likes to get news from “both sides” of the spectrum. So, he reads the New York Times (to get that Liberal view) and he also reads the Wall Street Journal (to get that crazy extremist, rightwing view). I’ve tried to explain to him that it’s the same thing, but he disagrees.

9 posted on 11/16/2024 2:22:35 PM PST by ClearCase_guy (My decisions about people are based almost entirely on skin color. I learned this from Democrats.)

To: Alas Babylon!

What in the hell does the WSJ think the Obama and Biden administrations did? Remember Obama’s famous words…….”elections have consequences? How about “we have to pass it to see what’s in it”.

10 posted on 11/16/2024 2:24:20 PM PST by Toespi

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