John Thune: “This year, not one single presidential nominee has been…”

“But even so, both President Biden and President Trump in his first term had more than half of of their nominees confirmed by voice vote. And then there was this year. This year, not one single presidential nominee has been confirmed by unanimous consent or voice vote. Not one. Democrats have dragged out the process on every single one of the President's nominations. The Democrat leader tried to justify Democrats historic blockade by claiming that the President's nominees have been, quote, historically bad.” (01:54–02:03)

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