from WaPo on April 8, 2019
Trump relies on acting Cabinet officials more than most presidents. It’s not an accident.
But we don’t need to infer that Trump appreciates acting department heads. He’s said as much.
“I like acting because I can move so quickly,” Trump said on CBS’s “Face the Nation” in February. “It gives me more flexibility.”
That’s obviously true. Trump can slot someone in without having to have the person confirmed by the Senate, a move he used at the Justice Department last year after he fired Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
MarQ