Trump Threatens To Shut Down U.S. Congress
April 16, 2020
6:36 am
President Donald Trump has threatened to force the U.S.Congress to adjourn if the Senate did not confirm his nominees for vacant public offices.
Trump issued the threat during his daily news briefing on the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic at the White House on Wednesday.
The president said he was frustrated that the lawmakers were not in Washington to confirm his nominees, including federal judges.
He said he would invoke his executive power to compel federal lawmakers to either return to Congress for urgent legislative business or adjourn formally.
The threat …
