Okie doke. Good evening, everybody, and thank you for coming at this late hour. Now, it's been a long day. Appreciate everyone being around. So let's be clear, what happened? Donald Trump attempted to steamroll the Senate to put in place his historically unqualified nominees, but Senate Democrats wouldn't let him. We've been working all week to try and find a reasonable path to allow bipartisan Senate consideration, provided the White House and Senate Republicans met our demands. (00:18–00:28)
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Asserts that Donald Trump tried to push through unqualified nominees, but Senate Democrats blocked him.
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