John Thune: “Democrats have made it pretty clear that they are only, only…”

“… disagree, but it does mean when nominees are held up, opposed or blocked, it's for a legitimate purpose, not for leverage in partisan games, end quote. Well, unfortunately, Mr. President, Democrats have made it pretty clear that they are only, only interested in partisan games since President Trump took office. We got a country to run, and Republicans are doing our job.” (07:12–07:21)

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