Trump on lack of nominees: 'I am the only one that matters'

Source: The Hill | November 3, 2017 | Jesse Byrnes

President Trump pushed back Thursday on concerns about a lack of nominees for key positions at the State Department, arguing it wouldn’t affect his agenda.

“Let me tell you, the one that matters is me, I’m the only one that matters because when it comes to it that’s what the policy is going to be,” Trump said on Fox News when pressed about vacancies by Laura Ingraham.

“We don’t need all the people that they want,” Trump continued. “Don’t forget, I’m a business person and I tell my people ‘well you don’t need to fill slots, don’t fill them.'”

A number of top positions remain unfilled at the State Department, among other agencies, including officials overseeing Southeast Asia and arms control.

Trump has fallen behind his four predecessors in the number of appointments confirmed by the Senate by this time, while he also has fewer nominations sent compared to the four previous administrations, according to an appointee tracker from The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service.

The president blamed Senate Democrats for more nominees not being approved, though he acknowledged that he has focused on nominating fewer people.

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