Summary

Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) announced he will block all of Trump’s State Department nominees until USAID is reinstated.

His move comes after Elon Musk took control of USAID, placed senior staff on leave, and seized classified information.

Schatz condemned the administration’s “authoritarian behavior” and vowed to delay confirmations until USAID operates normally.

His blockade could significantly slow Trump’s ability to fill key diplomatic positions, forcing Senate Republicans to spend more time pushing nominations through.

  • @iopq
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    251 month ago

    Democrats are so bad at this. You could literally bring everything to a standstill by requiring votes on everything, even things everyone agrees with

    • @chiliedogg
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      111 month ago

      And they should do actual filibusters and do 2am quorum calls to keep the GOP in the building at all times.

      • @SoftestSapphic
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        71 month ago

        They won’t because they work for the same people

        Democrats are rubber stamping their fascist agenda and smiling while doing it

    • @dx1
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      41 month ago

      Almost like they’re not trying