The lack of inter -party consensus in the US Congress is responsible for the new delay in arrival in Athens Kimberly Gilfilebut also of the official assumption of her duties as a new Ambassadress of USA in Greece.
Cause of the new delay, The inability to form a consensus at the last Senate meeting Prior to the summer vacation on August 4, with the breaks break up the agony for the 140 Trump administration officials, including 30 new ambassadors, such as Kimberly Gilfil.
The latter should now be expected in Athens in the earliest in late September, given that the Congress Restoled its procedures on September 2. However, the new postponement has triggered the instant reaction of US President Donald Trump, who commented that the Democrats “are doing everything possible to delay the approval of these wonderful and talented people”.
‘Political blackmail’
For his part, the head of the Democrats in the Senate, Chuck Summer He said that “we were serious about trying to make some progress”, “but in the end, Trump did not agree. He took his ball, went home – leaving democratic and Republicans to wonder, “What did the good happen?” He asked. Lifting the glove of Democratic“The crying senator, Chuck Sumer, requires more than a billion dollars to approve a small number of our highly qualified candidates, who should currently help to govern our country. This requirement is outrageous and unprecedented and would be annoying to the Republican Party if accepted. It is political blackmail, with any other name, “he said characteristically Donald Trump.
And this, because at its last meeting before the holidays, the Senate He focused on the approval of dozens of candidates, “in return for some concessions about the release of some already approved expenses,” according to CBS News. However, this tactic did not bear fruit, the climate was dynamic, and the inter -party consensus that has traditionally been cultivated at the level of spending cuts is in full pending, when a change in the rules would be a “huge mistake”, as Chuck Sumer pointed out. “Tell Sumer, who is under tremendous political pressure from the inside of his party, the crazy of the radical left, to go to hell!” Donald Trump has argued on social networks, watching their potential officials of their administration now wait for months in the threshold of the Senate.
‘Ice’ for months
Even if the Senate moves, from the return of the summer holidays, at the same pace, then it is even greater the possibility of changes in the rules of the Senate, to confirm more than the Trump administration officials. The leader of the majority in the Senate, John Thun He brought an example last week that at the same time in the presidency of Joe Biden, 49 of his 121 candidates had been confirmed by rapid procedure through oral voting or a unanimous request for consensus. However, Donald Trump did not approve any Fast Track procedures, while Democrats appear willing to cause new, if not long, delays. Specifically, the Democrats have insisted on a nominal vote for all candidates. In such a case, however, it will be an extremely long process, which can take days, further enhancing the void of American presence in Athens.
“I think the last six months have shown that this process, nominations, is problematic. And so I expect that there will be some good and meaningful discussions about it, “commented, after the closure of the Senate, Thun, without anyone being able to prejudge the exact time to vote in the Senate in favor of Kimberly Gilfil’s approval.