What Are Recess Appointments, and Why Is Trump Pushing for Them?

As President-elect Donald Trump begins to assemble his second administration, he’s made it clear he wants his selections to be installed through a Constitutional procedure known as recess appointments.

“Any Republican Senator seeking the coveted LEADERSHIP position in the United States Senate must agree to Recess Appointments (in the Senate!), without which we will not be able to get people confirmed in a timely manner,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Nov. 10.

“Sometimes the votes can take two years, or more,” he continued. “This is what they did four years ago, and we cannot let it happen again. We need positions filled IMMEDIATELY!”