Posted on 01/13/2025 8:41:25 AM PST by CFW
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., instructed his caucus not to hold back when it comes to confirmation hearings beginning this week for some of President-elect Trump's nominees for top roles.
During last week's caucus lunch, Schumer said these hearings will be an opportunity for them to grill Trump's choices and ask them questions about the incoming president's agenda, a Senate Democratic source told Fox News Digital.
In particular, the Democratic leader told his party that they should press nominees on how they specifically will help carry out some of the items Trump pledged to do during the campaign, the source said.
As both parties compete for working-class Americans, who have been key deciding votes in the past several elections, Schumer and Democrats believe the confirmation hearings are a prime opportunity to put Trump's selections on the record on crucial issues that matter to this group, according to the source.
Additionally, Democrats are not planning on holding back when it comes to the backgrounds of nominees, they added. The caucus could use this time as a chance to lay the groundwork for any future blunders from Trump appointees, in which case they could say they warned colleagues early on.
Confirmation hearings will kick off on Tuesday with Doug Collins being considered at 9 a.m. to serve as secretary of Veterans Affairs. Pete Hegseth's hearing to be Trump's Defense secretary will follow at 9:30 a.m.
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Schumer, being the clown that he is, wants to schumk it up and make it a circus.
“put pressure on Trump nominees ahead of confirmation hearings”
IOW, trash them to the point of making up lies and then go past that point.......remember Kavanaugh.
Insurrection of the far-left, illegal alien loving, commie piggies. Fighting hard to keep Americans from making America great again. America his now the largest, third world banana foreign freeloader, party country. Schumer is a prick.
They want to grandstand, and create sound bites for the talking heads on MSNBC round table discussions.
PS...preserve your documents and lawyer up.
Now that would be sweet.
Like they wouldn’t have anyway!! THEY ARE VICIOUS DESTROYERS!!
I don’t remember the GOP advising their members to put pressure on the RAT maggots like Mayorkass, Sammy Brinton, Rachel Levine, and the rest of the maggots who were part of the Bidenskyyyyyyyyyyy regime.
Who will be the more dramatic: Sen Warren flailing her arms and yowling like a maniac, or Sen Booker doing his Spartacus routine? Can’t wait to find out
You are correct, SCHUMER IS A CLOWN.
CLOWN !!!
Vote,DEMOCRATS OUT.
The democrats will ask nominees about their fealty to smelt fish, DEI, and sanctuary cities.
Schumer may not know it but things changed last November. He needs to be careful about promoting the old liberal agenda.
I actually hope he acts like it is business as usual; democrats have not been punished nearly enough yet.
These nominees need to take lessons on response manner from Bill Bellacheck!
Did you ever........? NO.
Have you felt like...? No.
Will you implement President Trump’s agenda? Hell, yes.
Get the picture?
This will accomplish nothing other than to prove, once again that this prick is an arrogant,vindictive, nasty, POS.
Yup!
Most Americans demand
that the traitor Schumer belongs in GITMO.
2 can play. Put pressure on California to take responsibility for the fires.
Where’s Arnold in all this?
Schumer and Senate Dems should be told if they try to obstruct the hearings, that Republicans will cut the hearings short and go straight to a vote. Confirmation requires a majority vote in the Senate, confirmation does not require endless hearings and partisan battles.
Thus, it's in the interest of our DEMOCRACY to respect the popular result of the election.
Dems.
Deceit is their middle name.
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