It may be possible to make use of recess appointments to speed up the confirmation of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told “Fox News Sunday.”

“We’re in a time of very divided government and a very partisan atmosphere in Washington. I wish it were not,” Johnson replied when asked if he would be willing to let Trump use the recess appointment process instead of the regular Senate confirmation process for certain nominees.

“I wish the Senate would simply do its job of advise and consent and allow the president to put the persons in his Cabinet of his choosing. But if this thing bogs down, it would be a great detriment to the country, to the American people.

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