The Senate exited for its August recess without a consensus on advancing President Trump's nominees, following contentious negotiations and social media outbursts from Trump directed at Democratic leaders. Republicans express intentions to reevaluate Senate rules in September to expedite the confirmation processes, citing a dysfunctional nomination system due to increased Democratic obstruction. Senate Majority Leader Thune and Senate Democratic Leader Schumer exchanged conflicting views on the necessity of rule changes, with Schumer calling such moves a significant error, especially with upcoming legislative needs requiring bipartisan cooperation.
"I think they're desperately in need of change," Senate Majority Leader John Thune said of Senate rules Saturday after negotiations with Schumer and Trump broke down. "I think that the last six months have demonstrated that this process, nominations is broken. And so I expect there will be some good robust conversations about that."
Schumer said a rules change would be a "huge mistake," especially as Senate Republicans will need Democratic votes to pass spending bills and other legislation moving forward. "Donald Trump tried to bully us, go around us, threaten us, call us names, but he got nothing."
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