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John Thune: “We are actually about 10 ahead of where we were in the first…”

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

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Thune Joins The Hugh Hewitt Show

Published | Video Starts at 00:30

We are, Hugh, and I know you care deeply and as do a lot of Americans, and they should, because nothing shapes the future of the country more than these lifetime appointments to the court. So, yeah, We are actually about 10 ahead of where we were in the first Trump administration in terms of getting people on the bench. So we're going to continue to focus on that and on the executive branch noms as well. (00:30–00:39)

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Asserts that the current administration is 10 judicial confirmations ahead compared to the first Trump administration.

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