Thune Vows to Hold Night and Weekend Sessions to Approve Trump Cabinet

Several Democrat Senators have already proven they are more interested in playing games than in confirming Trump’s nominees, so Senate Majority Leader Thune (R-S.D.) has responded in kind.

Thune is now vowing to hold night and weekend sessions until Trump’s nominees are confirmed.

Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) has led the Democrat charge, especially after Trump issued a blanket pardon for J6 defendants, including those who attacked police officers.

Holding It Up

Because of the recent Trump pardons, many Democrat Senators are using their floor time to rail against the pardons.

To that point, Murphy stated, "If you beat up a police officer in this country, you're going to jail for a long time - with one exception.  You don't go to jail if you beat the hell out of a police officer in the service of Donald Trump."

So, if Dems are going to stall, Thune is going to treat them like children.

He stated, “As I’ve repeatedly said, Senate Republicans are ready to work as long as needed to confirm President Trump’s nominees. Nights. Weekends. Recesses.”

As an example of the delays, John Ratcliffe passed through committee with a 14-3 vote, yet his confirmation vote has been delayed by stall tactics from Democrats.

You guys know me well enough that if I did not think Thune was qualified, I would speak on it, but I have zero issues with Ratcliffe heading up the CIA.

I understand the frustration over people who assaulted police officers being pardoned, but that has nothing to do with Trump’s cabinet picks, especially when we are talking about issues of national security.

There are clearly some nominees by Trump that I do not support or think are qualified, but Ratcliffe is not among them.

Let’s pass through the easy ones, and fight it out for the questionable ones, but don’t hold them all hostage over Trump’s pardons.

To that exact point, Senator Barrasso (R-WY) stated, “Democrats know that President Trump’s nominees are qualified for the job.

“The Senate should give advice and consent. Disgruntled Democrats should not use the Senate’s constitutional power as an excuse to delay and deny. Americans want results, not resistance.”