John Thune: “He's the first president on record not to have a single…”

“This year, Democrats fully broke the confirmation process here in the Senate. For almost eight months now, Democrats have dragged out the confirmation of every one of President Trump's nominees. He's the first president on record not to have a single civilian nominee confirmed by unanimous consent or voice vote. Not one. Now, Democrats have said that they're doing this because these are historically bad nominees. Historically bad. Many of the President's nominees are getting Democrat support when they come out of the relevant committee of jurisdiction.” (01:41–01:52)

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