Trump avoids ‘you’re hired’ with acting appointments

WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Donald Trump looks to reshape the executive branch, he’s avoiding the words “you’re hired.”
Trump’s choice of Kevin McAleenan as acting replacement for Homeland Security secretary Kirstjen Nielsen spotlights the president’s increasing reliance on a once-obscure federal statute that governs how to fill vacant federal posts. It also raises fresh questions about his reliance on temporary appointments for key security roles.
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