President Donald Trump demanded that Senate Republicans remain in session Thursday night until all of his judicial nominations are confirmed — ordering them to “do your job" just days before they were set to start a month-long summer vacation.
“The Senate must stay in Session, taking no recess, until the entire executive calendar is clear!” Trump wrote in an online post on his social media platform Truth Social. “We have to save our country from the lunatic left. Republicans, for the health and safety of the USA, do your job, and confirm all nominees. They should not be forced to wait.”
The Senate is currently taking up a number of Trump’s judicial nominees, having approved several this week including Emil Bove, the controversial pick for a lifetime judge position alleged to have openly told Justice Department officials to disregard court orders relating to mass deportations without due process.
As of Friday, the Senate still has a number of Trump’s judicial nominees to confirm, with Senate Democrats still weighing options for slowing the process down, one of the few opportunities for the minority party to push back against the Trump administration.