This is about compromising your enemies position... Think Mitch will be on sunday shows saying negative things about his cabinet choices before confirmation? ???? So this neutralizes him. He plays way way beyond the horizon that most can see.
I think that's the theory anyway.
I don't know how others even breathe around Trump.
You know, it's nice to be excited about Trump, but remind yourself from time to time, he is mortal. Don't make him a demigod.