Life imitates Art.
Posted on 08/02/2025 6:36:59 PM PDT by Libloather
Hours of tense negotiations to strike a deal on President Donald Trump’s nominees blew up Saturday night, and now lawmakers are headed home.
Senate Republicans and Democrats were quick to point the finger at one another for the deal’s demise, but it was ultimately Trump who nuked the talks.
In a lengthy post on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump accused Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., of "demanding over One Billion Dollars in order to approve a small number of our highly qualified nominees."
"This demand is egregious and unprecedented, and would be embarrassing to the Republican Party if it were accepted. It is political extortion, by any other name," Trump said. "Tell Schumer, who is under tremendous political pressure from within his own party, the Radical Left Lunatics, to GO TO HELL!"
"Do not accept the offer," he continued. "Go home and explain to your constituents what bad people the Democrats are, and what a great job the Republicans are doing, and have done, for our Country. Have a great RECESS and, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!"
Instead of finding a pathway to vote on as many as 60 of the president’s nominees, all of which moved through committee with bipartisan support, lawmakers rapid-fire voted on seven before leaving Washington until September.
But prior to the president’s edict, both sides of the aisle believed they were on the verge of a breakthrough to both meet Trump’s desire to see his nominees confirmed and leave Washington.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said that there were "lots of offers" made between him and Schumer over the course of negotiations.
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Chuck was all: What? I thought I was employing the art of the deal!
Schumer is a shyster!
RE: where to go....
I’ve often wanted to tell Schumer, Booker and the others that through the TV screen. But I know they can’t hear me. Darn it.
Sen mulling better be right they’re going to change the rules in September, else there was absolutely no reason not to adjourn the Senata so Trump could make recess appointments. I’m glad he pulled the plus. Both sides blather on about the sacred traditions of the Senate; that usually involves the GOP giving up much, as was proposed here, and getting very little in return
So disgraceful that Schumer, Nadler and Bernie Sanders are Jewish.
No hesitation in joining with anti-semites to get votes.
And Schumer had the nerve to “write” a book Antisemitism in America: A Warning (out since March, 2025).
What’s his percentage on ordinary grifting?
I would expect nothing more from Thune & Schumer. Neither one is on America’s side. Both grifters, and political hacks.
Schumer probably isn’t worried about his destination.
Saint Pio of Petrucciani (known as Padre Pio) was approached by a confident and defiant young man.
“You know, I don’t believe in Hell.”
Pio: “That’s alright. You’ll believe in it when you get there.”
How come one democrat senator in the minority can stop nominations cold but when Republicans are in the minority they can’t stop anything?
Hey Donie boy, since you're gonna give Schummer $1B for your confirmations, you need to toss us a couple of billion as well and we'll gett'er done for you. The problem is not their side. It's "our" side. You know, like fightin' Trey - we got oodles of evidence. Let's shame them all.
“Have a great RECESS and, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!”
I guess trumps cool with the senate leaving for a month.
Are you serious? Senator Kennedy stopped Biden’s appointments for over a year. Why are you lying?
DJT should Release The Krakens on the Democrats...Not likely...I would...
Release the names of Democrats and GOP types from Epstein’s list...
Life imitates Art.
We already know Schumer is going to hell, just need some way to expedite the process.
What a truly obnoxious and deceitful display of your ignorance.
John Kennedy opposed ONE unqualified Biden judicial nominee, briefly.
Senator Tommy Tuberville held up Biden’s general officer nominees (almost all of whom were woke DEI incompetents) to stop illegal funding of abortions for military personnel.
Get your facts straight before you comment again.
Wow! You lie like an expert. Look again starting at military appointments. Get your facts straight or stop lying. It’s one or the other.
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