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Trump Tells Schumer to ‘Go to Hell’ Amid Standoff over Confirming President’s Nominees
- The U.S. Senate began its month-long recess on Saturday night amid stalled negotiations over President Trump's pending nominees.
- The recess followed disagreements between Senate Republicans and Democrats about allowing Trump to use recess appointment powers during the break.
- Senate Democrats delayed confirmations to leverage over a billion dollars in withheld federal funding tied to approving a small number of nominees favored by Trump.
- Trump accused Senator Schumer of "political extortion" for demanding funds, telling him to "go to hell" on Truth Social and urging Republicans to reject the deal.
- This deadlock leaves about 130 nominees awaiting confirmation and prompts Senate Republicans to consider rule changes to ease confirmations after the recess.
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A social media break-out of the president caused the weeks-long talks about his government candidates to burst shortly before the summer break of the Senate.
Before the Senate summer break, a president's social media break-out brought the weeks-long talks about his government candidates to a collapse.
Trump Hammers Democrats Over Nominees: ‘Lunatics’
President Donald Trump accused Democrats of being "crazed lunatics" after they allegedly refused to advance his nominees unless given $2 billion in federal funding. Trump on Saturday night wrote that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer can "GO TO HELL!" after the Democrats and Republicans failed to agree on a deal that would have allowed some of Trump’s nominees to be put to a vote. "Democrats, lead by Cryin’ Chuck Schumer, are slow walking my …
Senate Leaves DC With No Deal on Trump Nominees
After days of contentious back-and-forth, during which President Trump told Chuck Schumer he could "go to hell," the Senate ultimately left Washington, DC, for its August recess Saturday night without a deal on confirmations for dozens of Trump nominees still awaiting advancement. Lawmakers say the president privately instructed Republicans to...
‘CRAZED LUNATICS!’ Trump Rages at Democrats for ‘Slow Walking’ His Nominees
AP Photo/Evan Vucci President Donald Trump raged at Democrats for “slow walking” more than 150 of his nominees, branding the party’s lawmakers as “CRAZED LUNATICS.” The outburst comes as senior Republicans claim Democrats have been systematically stalling on confirmation processes all year by refusing unanimous consent votes and demanding time-consuming roll calls for each nominee. Trump, already fuming over the delays, had urged Senate Republic…
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