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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said he supports delaying all presidential elections. donald trump Cabinet nominees who do not have unanimous support in the Senate.
Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., on Tuesday closed out John Ratcliffe’s nomination for CIA director, Kristi Noem’s nomination for Homeland Security secretary and Pete Hegseth’s nomination for Defense secretary. But a last-minute objection from Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., delayed the vote on Ratcliffe, setting off hours of debate that could delay confirmation votes on Trump’s national security nominees later in the week and possibly until the weekend.
“I don’t think it’s too much to ask to make sure that we have a full, real debate that lasts two days on the Senate floor,” Murphy said on the Senate floor, adding that Democrats have “serious concerns” about Trump’s CIA. . choose.
The Senate voted to confirm Ratcliffe, 74-25, on Thursday afternoon.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks at a news conference with other Senate Democrats about reproductive rights in Washington on Jan. 22, 2025. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Asked Thursday if she supports slowing down the confirmation process for Trump’s nominees, Schumer indicated yes.
“Look, there are some candidates like (Secretary of State Marco) Rubio who got broad support, but detailed discussion. I have some doubts about Mr. Ratcliffe, particularly when I asked him how he would react if Tulsi Gabbard were appointed to his position in the DNI”, Schumer said, referring to Trump’s choice to lead the Office of National Intelligence.
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Donald Trump’s nominee for CIA director, John Ratcliffe, appears at a Senate Intelligence confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on January 15, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
“Over a day or two, or a few hours, we will thoroughly and absolutely examine these candidates who have so much power,” he added. “Our idea is to let the whole truth come out if they try to rush them. We don’t want that to happen.”
Thune said Tuesday frustration with democrats for their delaying tactics.
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Republican Majority Leader John Thune, R.S.D. (Getty Images)
“Do we want to vote on these people on Tuesday or vote on them on Friday, Saturday and Sunday? Because that’s what we’re going to do. This can be easy or difficult,” Thune said. “It’s about America national security interests, and we’re stuck, so that’s not going to happen.”
Ratcliffe was approved by the Senate Intelligence Committee by a bipartisan 14-3 vote. That’s why Thune said the vote to confirm him “should not be difficult.”
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“Democrats and Republicans, on a bipartisan basis, agree that he is very qualified for this job,” Thune said, adding that he’s not sure what this delay accomplishes.
Fox News Digital’s Elizabeth Pritchett contributed to this report.
