"I'll have a glass too..."
Mr. Truman "ordered" another glass and walked with Lynch into his office. Currently, the Department of State hasn't been fully established; it will only function completely after the President wins the election.
There are many unwritten rules within the Federation Government. The reason the President is currently the President is not because of his election victory, but because he assumed the position as Vice President following the previous President's departure.
Hence, the current President does not possess the authority to change the current structural landscape of the Federation Government institutions.
This doesn't imply that he is a fake President; it's merely a rule, an unwritten rule.
