Following a tragic terror attack in London over the weekend, US president Donald Trump took to Twitter to berate the city’s Muslim mayor, praise his own “travel ban,” and call for the US to “get down to the business of security for our people.”
The business of security against terrorism is, in many ways, the responsibility of the federal government’s executive branch. But more than 130 days into his presidency, Trump has yet to fill dozens of the jobs that help to keep US citizens safe from terrorism. In many cases, Trump has not nominated people for positions that can only be filled by the president, like the head of the Transportation Security Administration—the agency that screens travelers at airports—or dozens of jobs at the Department of Defense.
