{"id":2398222,"date":"2025-02-03T11:10:20","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T16:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-calls-out-democrats-for-purposefully-delaying-nominees-warns-that-it-will-cost-them\/"},"modified":"2025-02-03T11:12:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T16:12:03","slug":"trump-calls-out-democrats-for-purposefully-delaying-nominees-warns-that-it-will-cost-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-calls-out-democrats-for-purposefully-delaying-nominees-warns-that-it-will-cost-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Calls Out Democrats for &#8216;Purposefully Delaying&#8217; Nominees, Warns That It Will Cost Them"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-calls-out-democrats-for-purposefully-delaying-nominees-warns-that-it-will-cost-them%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2398222&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent statement, \u2064former President Donald Trump\u200d criticized \u200dSenate Democrats \u2064for allegedly delaying the \u200bconfirmation of \u200dhis\u200b nominees.\u2064 He claimed \u200cthat no\u200d matter how qualified\u2063 his nominees are, Democrats are dragging their feet and enjoying the \u2063process \u200cat\u2062 the expense \u200dof national safety. Trump\u200c expressed frustration, suggesting\u200d that \u2062even\u200d revered figures like George Washington and Abraham \u2062Lincoln would face excessive \u2062delays in approval if nominated today. He accused Democrats of failing\u200d to move on from their electoral defeat\u2063 and urged Republicans \u2063to\u200c act decisively to\u2064 secure \u2063confirmations for the\u200b good of the country.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s remarks\u2062 were echoed by White \u200bHouse advisor Alina Habba, who accused \u2062Democrats of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-hammers-bowman-for-pulling-fire-alarm-this-should-not-go-without-punishment\/\" title=\"McCarthy slams Bowman over fire alarm incident: &#039;Punishment is necessary&#039;.\">prioritizing political theatrics<\/a> over governance. \u200bShe \u2062mentioned that some Senate members were perpetuating divisiveness that the American public has already rejected.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these delays, \u2064reports indicate that only \u200deight of Trump&#8217;s Cabinet nominees had been confirmed. trump\u2019s nominee \u200dfor\u2064 the\u2063 Department of \u2063Health and \u200dHuman\u2063 Services,Robert F. \u2063Kennedy Jr., faced a challenging Senate hearing, while various upcoming votes\u2062 were\u2063 anticipated for \u2064multiple\u2063 nominees in the \u2062following \u2062week. Notably, Tulsi Gabbard\u200c has gained support from some Republican senators regarding her contentious candidacy\u2062 for director of national intelligence, suggesting potential\u2062 bipartisan backing for certain nominees.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump scolded Senate Democrats on Sunday for dragging their feet on confirming his nominees.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Democrats are purposefully delaying virtually all of my Nominees. No matter how good and well qualified someone is, they are taking maximum time for approval &mdash; and laughing about it. They&rsquo;re having a good time at the Country&rsquo;s expense and safety,&rdquo; Trump wrote on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113936759417845784\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If George Washington and Abraham Lincoln were nominated for a position, the Democrats would take it out to the last moment before having to approve. It is disgraceful!&rdquo; Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democrats-boycott-trump-nominee-vote-passed-anyway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democrats<\/a> have not forgiven him for trouncing former Vice President Kamala Harris, but he reminded them that pouting on Capitol Hill will do nothing to repair their standing with the voters.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They can&rsquo;t get over the landslide loss suffered in the Presidential Election. But the Democrats don&rsquo;t understand, with what they&rsquo;re doing, that their losses will only get greater,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Republicans must GET TOUGH &mdash; AND MUST GET TOUGH VERY FAST. We need our Nominees NOW, for the Safety and Good of our Country!&rdquo; Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<p>White House adviser <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-announces-key-white-house-role-unwavering-alina-habba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alina Habba<\/a> said Democrats are trying to play politics instead of govern, according to a video posted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6368051193112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A lot of the rhetoric is about <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">left-wing media spin<\/a>, and unfortunately, those members in the Senate that were doing so were helping promulgate this divisiveness that America voted out on Nov. 5,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is really, unfortunately, become more of a Broadway show than real news,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Watch: Counselor to the President Alina Habba says the Democrats have become a Broadway show.<\/p>\n<p>She gets it! &#128588; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IMTwSwgJcQ\">pic.twitter.com\/IMTwSwgJcQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mills Media (@Media_Mills) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Media_Mills\/status\/1885362844872413388?\">January 31, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/where-trumps-cabinet-nominees-stand-senate-confirmation-process\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>, only eight of Trump&rsquo;s Cabinet nominees were confirmed as of Friday: Secretary of State Marco Rubio, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin, and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-cnn-cuts-off-rfk-jr-s-speech-moment-drops-truth-bomb-kamala-harris-sparks-response-kennedy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robert F. Kennedy Jr<\/a>., Trump&rsquo;s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, endured a combative Senate hearing last week, while Democrats boycotted a committee vote on Russ Vought, Trump&rsquo;s pick for director of Office of Management and Budget.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple nominees are scheduled for confirmation votes this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text__paragraph\">Former Democratic Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-democratic-senator-flies-off-handle-tulsi-gabbard-wont-agree-ukraine-edward-snowden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tulsi Gabbard<\/a> of Hawaii, who had a contentious hearing last week after being picked by Trump to be the director of national intelligence, picked up support Sunday from two Republican senators, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/02\/02\/gabbard-dni-graham-schmitt-intelligence-00201980\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text__paragraph\">&ldquo;She served our country honorably in the military,&rdquo; Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri said on &ldquo;Meet the Press.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text__paragraph\">&ldquo;She&rsquo;s been a member of Congress, and I think she strikes a really important balance for a key position of civil liberties, protecting civil liberties of United States citizens, and also our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-got-it-newsmax-reporter-emerald-robinson-national-security-source-confirms-a-piece-of-hardware-has-been-secured-in-germany\/\" title=\"We Got It! - Newsmax Reporter Emerald Robinson: National Security Source Confirms &quot;A Piece of Hardware Has Been Secured&quot; in Germany\">national security<\/a>. So I still think she&rsquo;s going to get confirmed,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said he will back Gabbard.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I actually served in a reserve unit with Tulsi,&rdquo; he said on &ldquo;Fox News Sunday.&rdquo; &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve always liked her. 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He stated, \u201cDemocrats are intentionally delaying nearly all of my nominees. Regardless of their qualifications, they are taking the longest possible time for approval and finding it amusing. They\u2019re enjoying themselves at the expense and safety of the country.\u201d Trump expressed that if historical figures like George Washington or Abraham Lincoln were nominated, Democrats would still delay until the last moment before approval, calling it disgraceful. He suggested that Democrats have not moved past their defeat to him in the presidential election and warned that their current actions will only lead to further losses with voters. Trump urged Republicans to act decisively and quickly to secure his nominees for the country&#8217;s safety and well-being. White House adviser Alina Habba echoed this sentiment, claiming that Democrats are prioritizing politics over governance and contributing to divisiveness rather than addressing real issues. As reported by Fox News, only eight of Trump&#8217;s Cabinet nominees had been confirmed by Friday, with several others facing delays due to Democratic boycotts during committee votes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2398223,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Schumer-v-Trump.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3685,8163,32171,32504,3634],"class_list":["post-2398222","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democrats","tag-nominees","tag-political-commentary","tag-political-strategy","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Schumer-v-Trump.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398222","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2398222"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398222\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2398226,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398222\/revisions\/2398226"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2398223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2398222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2398222"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2398222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}