[StackRanker3000]

”To move the needle” usually means to have a measurable/noticeable effect. It feels a bit weird to say that the presidency of the United States doesn’t have any effect on who the chair of the FTC is

[alephnerd]

> It feels a bit weird to say that the presidency of the United States doesn’t have any effect on who the chair of the FTC is

Because it requires Senate confirmation.

The US has one of the weakest presidencies globally for that reason.

Other than foreign policy, presidents are largely hemmed by that fact.