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Senator Katie Boyd Britt@SenKatieBritt · Sep 3, 2025

You may have heard @POTUS’s frustration his nominees aren’t getting confirmed fast enough. I knew it was bad, but I…

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Senate Democrats have obstructed Trump's nominee confirmations at historic levels, using filibuster 360% more than his first term and preventing any confirmations via voice vote, putting Trump on pace for the fewest confirmed nominees of any modern president. The thread argues this obstruction prevents effective governance despite Trump's electoral mandate and compares confirmation rates unfavorably to previous administrations.

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  1. #1

    You may have heard @POTUS’s frustration his nominees aren’t getting confirmed fast enough. I knew it was bad, but I was shocked at the scale of obstruction by Senate Democrats after digging into the history of Senate confirmations. This is no way to govern, and the public needs to understand what’s happening. 🧵

  2. #2

    First, let’s set the stage for what the Senate has done since President Trump was sworn in. Under Leader Thune, the Senate held the most session days and took the most roll call votes in modern history. Yet, the Trump Administration is on pace to confirm the fewest nominees ever.

  3. #3

    How are Senate Democrats doing this? By filibustering every single nominee - from bipartisan cabinet secretaries to mid-level positions. It’s not just a break from tradition but a break from how they treated President Trump’s nominees in his first term.

  4. #4

    By the end of the 119th Congress (1/2/2027), the Senate is on track to confirm just 426 nominees, the fewest in history, and less than half of what other Presidents have averaged since 2000.

  5. #5

    Fast forward to 2028. If the Senate keeps up this record pace of voting, President Trump will have just 872 nominees confirmed—the first time in history any President will have less than 1,000. In the same time period: Biden – 1,175 confirmed Trump I – 1,233 confirmed Obama – 1,489 confirmed

  6. #6

    There is usually some deference provided for personnel after a President wins with an overwhelming mandate. But, during President Trump’s first 200 days of his second term, Democrats used the filibuster 360% more than his first term. In total, 137 nominations were subject to cloture—nearly double that of Biden, who only saw 71 of his nominees require cloture in his first 200 days.

  7. #7

    Astoundingly, until President Trump’s first term, every President in modern history confirmed 90% or more of nominees via voice vote or unanimous consent. From 2017-2021, Democrats plummeted efficient confirmations to just 65%. Now? Democrats have allowed ZERO nominees through voice vote or unanimous consent.

  8. #8

    This made the confirmation pace slower than ever. On average, it has taken 94 days from nomination to confirmation for President Trump, nearly double the time he faced in his first term, 54 days. For comparison, it took Obama just 41 days.

  9. #9

    The American people spoke loud and clear when they reelected President Trump, giving him both the electoral college and popular vote. We are nearly 9 months into his term and have less than 12% of the President’s picks confirmed. This is no way to govern and bad for America.

  10. #10

    The Senate’s Constitutional role is to provide advice and consent for a President’s nominees, not close its eyes and just say no. @SenateGOP will end this historic obstruction of President Trump’s team and find a pathway forward. The Senate needs to function once again, and I am committed to helping make that happen.