Trump pushes Thune to cancel August recess to get remaining nominees confirmed

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President Donald Trump pressed Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) to cancel the monthlong August recess, as well as other “long weekends,” in order to get the rest of his nominees confirmed.

Trump made the plea in a Truth Social post on Saturday evening, stressing that the nominees are needed “badly.”

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