Mitch McConnell, as beholden to the Chinese, made clear he would not move Trump's nominees without his direct assent.
“Mitch McConnell, as beholden to the Chinese, made clear he would not move Trump’s nominees without his direct assent.”
If Trump wins either Chuck Schumer or a RINO Republican senator will control the Senate. Few presidents are blessed with a Senate that rubber stamps every appointment. If Trump can’t get appointments through the Senate, the results are predictable.
There are 4000 executive appointments the president makes who do not face Senate approval. The White House Chief of staff, arguably one of the most important people in the executive branch, does not require Senate approval. Trump had two failures - Reince Priebus and John Kelly, Trump’s first two picks for the job, ended up being fired by him. Remember Anthony Scaramucci, another key hire of Trump who did not require Senate approval.
Trump could have used the bully pulpit against McConnell. He had the ability to go to the people and ask them to tell their Senators to approve any appointment McConnell was sitting on. Alternatively, he could have privately told McConnell if McConnell didn’t play ball on appointments he (Trump) would openly support a challenger to McConnell’s reelection in 2020.
If Trump is incapable of identifying, vetting, and securing appointment of great people to help him, he will fail.