US President-elect Donald Trump has hinted that he will bypass the Senate confirmation process to appoint members of his administration, which also appears to include replacing Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairperson Gary Gensler. In an X post on November 10, Trump said that only he has the right to choose which US senator will serve as Senate Majority Leader starting when the new Congress is sworn in in January 2025, and he hopes that potential majority leaders will agree to make appointments during the recess to bypass the confirmation process and put people in positions of responsibility "immediately" rather than going through questioning and scrutiny by lawmakers.