John Thune: “President Trump in his first term had more than half of…”

“Democrats injected a healthy dose of partisanship into the process, and all of a sudden, positions that used to go by voice vote or unanimous consent were now requiring roll call votes. Still, both President Biden and President Trump in his first term had more than half of their nominees confirmed by voice or unanimous consent. Well, then there's this year. 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.” (01:16–01:25)

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