Posted on 10/06/2018 1:47:54 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
President Trump revealed Saturday that he had asked Montana Sen. Steve Daines (R) to take time off to attend his daughter's wedding over the weekend, causing him to miss a confirmation vote for Brett Kavanaugh, Trump's Supreme Court nominee.
The president tweeted Saturday afternoon following Kavanaugh's successful confirmation in the Senate that he advised Daines to skip the vote once Republicans learned that they had the necessary number of votes to prevail.
"I have asked Steve Daines, our great Republican Senator from Montana, to attend his daughter Annie’s wedding rather than coming to today’s vote," Trump wrote on Twitter shortly after the vote took place.
"Steve was ready to do whatever he had to, but we had the necessary number. To the Daines Family, congratulations-have a wonderful day!" he added in the tweet.
I have asked Steve Daines, our great Republican Senator from Montana, to attend his daughter Annie’s wedding rather than coming to today’s vote. Steve was ready to do whatever he had to, but we had the necessary number. To the Daines Family, congratulations-have a wonderful day!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 6, 2018 Kavanaugh's nomination passed the full Senate on Saturday by a vote of 50-48, with the lone Republican in opposition, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R), voting "present" to honor her colleague Daines's support of the nominee.
Daines was the only senator to skip the final vote on Kavanaugh's nomination, which followed weeks of bitter partisan fighting in the Senate.
The judge's confirmation process was fraught with controversy after three women came forward to accuse Kavanaugh of sexual assault shortly after his hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee concluded. After a week-long FBI investigation into the claims, Democrats were unable to convince key swing-vote senators such as Maine's Sen. Susan Collins (R) to oppose the nomination.
Trump maintained support for his embattled nominee amid the accusations and subsequent FBI investigation, which Democrats criticized for being too narrow in scope.
Rubio MUST have voted. Otherwise the reported count is wrong.
If you add up the votes, he had to have voted.
Thanks-—my head is spinning.:-)
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It was 50-48; weren’t the abstentions Daines and Murkowsky?
Bubble boy voted yes..I heard his name on the yes side of the roll cole.
Trump is giving cover for the Senator, he is to be commended for that. But the Senator was wrong in doing so, this was an historical vote and his responsibility was to be there.
Exactly! Who knows what could have happened. The Senators first responsibility is to the Constitution, not personal issues.
I do stand corrected. They would have done just that.
The President showed faith in McConnell by trusting that he had the votes; that should create a stronger mutual trust for the coming battles.
My dad missed my little sister’s birth...he was in Vietnam. Nobody thought about pulling him out of his helicopter squadron to come home.
Ann Coulter
IF NEEDED”? This is the single most important vote in a century & this jackass is going to his daughter’s WEDDING. I hope it rains & the groom screws a bridesmaid.
Amen! That is exactly what I have been saying as well! His first responsibility was to the Constitution, not his daughter’s wedding! Trump is giving him cover!
“Murkowski voted “Present” so Daines did not have to be there to cancel her “no” vote with his “yes”.
You are not by yourself. Class acts by President Trump and the two senators.
Rubio voted Yea. So what are you going on about?
Rubio voted Yes.
Rubio voted Yea. So what are you going on about?
How did Rubio vote?
How did Rubio vote?
How did Rubio vote?
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