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John Thune: “President Trump has had confirmed by unanimous consent or…”

Featuring: John Thune, Republican | Senate Majority Leader, South Dakota

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John Thune Slams Dems After No Civilian Noms Confirmed By Unanimous Consent After Nearly 8 Months

Published | Video Starts at 02:26

By this point in his presidency, Joe Biden had had 121 civilian nominees confirmed, and 49 of them had been confirmed by voice vote or unanimous consent. 49. Or a full 40%. Mr. President, you want to know how many civilian nominees President Trump has had confirmed by unanimous consent or voice vote? None. 00%. Now, Mr. President, I think it's important. I've got a chart here just for purposes of informing people about what this looks like. (02:26–02:36)

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Asserts that President Trump had 0% of his civilian nominees confirmed by unanimous consent or voice vote.

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