¶1:

How many of Donald Trump's Cabinet appointments will not be confirmed? For the purposes of this question, the following offices are considered the only cabinet positions:

• Secretary of State

• Secretary of the Treasury

• Secretary of Defense

• Attorney General

• Secretary of the Interior

• Secretary of Agriculture

• Secretary of Commerce

• Secretary of Labor

• Secretary of Health and Human Services

• Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

• Secretary of Transportation

• Secretary of Energy

• Secretary of Education

• Secretary of Veterans Affairs

• Secretary of Homeland Security

• Trade Representative

• Director of National Intelligence

• Director of the Office of Management and Budget

• Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy

• Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

• Administrator of the Small Business Administration

¶2:

For a nomination to be considered made, it must be formally submitted to the Senate and reflected in the congressional record as such. For the purposes of this question, a nomination is not confirmed if the nomination is rejected, withdrawn, returned to the president under paragraph 6 of rule XXXI of the standing rules of the Senate, or not acted upon by the Senate for 100 days. For the purposes of this question, a nomination is confirmed once the Senate transmits to the president that the nomination has been confirmed and the president commissions the cabinet officer.

¶3:

Once a nomination to an above-listed position is confirmed, failure to confirm a later appointment to that position will not count. If a recess appointment is made to one of the listed posts and no nomination is made to that post within 100 days of the recess appointment, any failure to confirm a nomination to that post after the 100 days will not count. If a nomination is submitted to the Senate for a post where a recess appointment had been made the normal rules will apply.