President Donald Trump had a Saturday night meltdown as Democratic leader in the Senate Chuck Schumer threatened to bring negotiations to approve nominees for multiple administration positions to a screeching halt.
As the Senate Republicans rush to push through Trump’s choices before heading out for a month-long summer vacation, Schumer is throwing out multiple conditions for Democratic support.
They include unfreezing federal funds for programs such as foreign aid and the National Institutes of Health that were shut down in the administration's purge on spending.
The demands were reportedly rejected by Trump, bring the negotiations to a standstill.
In a rage and insult-filled Truth Social post, Trump demanded that Republicans in the Senate not back down.
“Senator Cryin’ Chuck Schumer is demanding over One Billion Dollars in order to approve a small number of our highly qualified nominees, who should right now be helping to run our Country,” he wrote.
“This demand is egregious and unprecedented, and would be embarrassing to the Republican Party if it were accepted. It is political extortion, by any other name. Tell Schumer, who is under tremendous political pressure from within his own party, the Radical Left Lunatics, to GO TO HELL!
“Do not accept the offer, go home and explain to your constituents what bad people the Democrats are, and what a great job the Republicans are doing, and have done, for our Country. Have a great RECESS and, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!”