@mkraju No, he said the Parliamentarian won’t let him do it “the way it should be done,” which means with strings/requirements attached that the Parl won’t allow. It can be done, just not HIS way.
@guaransheed@NateSilver538 Acting SecDef, Acting AG, and Acting DHS could all help constitute the current cabinet majority, and any new vacancies created by these resignations would be addressed by agency succession or Federal Vacancies Act.