Ari Fleischer: Dems Stalling the Confirmation of Trump’s Cabinet Picks Is All About Opposition

ROBERTS Alright so let ░░░░░░░░ take a look let ░░░░░░░░ put it up on ░░░░░░░░ screen here You can ░░░░░░░░ the 12 nominees have ░░░░░░░░ voted out of committee ░░░░░░░░ only one Senator Marco ░░░░░░░░ has received confirmation That ░░░░░░░░ on a 99 0 ░░░░░░░░ vote The delay in ░░░░░░░░ request for the 30 ░░░░░░░░ rule or the invocation ░░░░░░░░ the 30 hour rule ░░░░░░░░ from Senator Chris Murphy ░░░░░░░░ he invoked it over ░░░░░░░░ Ratcliffe nomination which came ░░░░░░░░ of committee with bipartisan ░░░░░░░░ Ratcliffe was a member ░░░░░░░░ Congress Here s what ░░░░░░░░ Senate Majority Leader John ░░░░░░░░ said about the delay ░░░░░░░░ here Clip starts THUNE ░░░░░░░░ says senators need time ░░░░░░░░ a full real debate ░░░░░░░░ a handful of Democrats ░░░░░░░░ to play politics with ░░░░░░░░ nominee Clip ends ROBERTS ░░░░░░░░ know most of with ░░░░░░░░ exception of maybe Hegseth ░░░░░░░░ he loses two more ░░░░░░░░ might not make it ░░░░░░░░ the finish line but ░░░░░░░░ absolutely looks like the ░░░░░░░░ of them will So ░░░░░░░░ delay FLEISCHER Well that ░░░░░░░░ the point That s ░░░░░░░░ is not about good ░░░░░░░░ This is about opposing ░░░░░░░░ Trump This is about ░░░░░░░░ being able to go ░░░░░░░░ and say I did ░░░░░░░░ in my power to ░░░░░░░░ the rules of the ░░░░░░░░ to slow it down ░░░░░░░░ stop it And then ░░░░░░░░ get hailed as heroes ░░░░░░░░ the far left Our ░░░░░░░░ is too busy for ░░░░░░░░ right now Presidents deserve ░░░░░░░░ get their people in ░░░░░░░░ and if you oppose ░░░░░░░░ policies that s fine ░░░░░░░░ their policies but allow ░░░░░░░░ president to fulfill to ░░░░░░░░ out his team That ░░░░░░░░ the normal tradition That ░░░░░░░░ normally what happens These ░░░░░░░░ nothing but delaying tactics ░░░░░░░░ no good government purposes.”