Republicans are going to confirm President Trump’s nominees. Period.
Democrats have decided to go nuclear. They’re desperate. We’ve never seen anything like this level of obstruction.
Doesn’t matter. The GOP is united—and we’re going to move these nominations through. pic.twitter.com/WPxjMZbZgb
— Senator Eric Schmitt (@SenEricSchmitt) September 6, 2025
In a recent Fox News appearance (above), Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) boldly declared that Republicans are united in confirming President Donald Trump’s nominees, dismissing Democratic obstruction as desperate “nuclear” tactics. The clip, shared on X by Schmitt himself, paints a picture of GOP solidarity against the left’s roadblocks. But this narrative crumbles under scrutiny. While Democrats are indeed filibustering and delaying at every turn, the real culprits stalling Trump’s cabinet and judicial picks are the RINOs—Republicans In Name Only—lurking in the Senate. Leading the charge against the man they pretend to support is Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), whose actions scream betrayal louder than any Democratic press conference. Thune, often hailed as a “steady hand” by establishment Republicans, has positioned himself as Trump’s ally since the 2024 election sweep.
He pledged to expedite confirmations, vowing in February 2025 to get Trump’s team in place “as quickly as possible.” Yet, eight months into Trump’s second term, over 150 nominees remain in limbo, including critical positions in the judiciary, DHS, and HHS. This isn’t just Democratic gamesmanship; it’s a calculated RINO strategy to neuter Trump’s America First agenda. By refusing to allow recess appointments—a constitutional tool Trump explicitly demanded during the Senate leadership race—Thune and his ilk have handed Democrats the keys to the kingdom.Recess appointments, outlined in Article II of the Constitution, allow the president to bypass Senate confirmation during breaks longer than 10 days. Trump, fresh off his landslide victory, called for their use to install loyalists like Alina Habba as U.S. Attorney and Doug Burgum at Interior without the Senate’s endless hearings.
But Thune, echoing the ghost of Mitch McConnell, orchestrated pro forma sessions—sham meetings every few days where no business is conducted—to keep the Senate technically in session. This procedural sleight-of-hand blocked Trump from making any recess picks throughout August’s five-week “recess,” a move that Gateway Pundit labeled as Thune “quietly blocking” the president’s authority.Why would Thune do this? Simple: control. RINOs like him fear Trump’s disruptors. They want a pliable administration that won’t upend their cozy deals with Big Tech, the military-industrial complex, and globalist lobbies. Thune’s defiance peaked in July 2025 when Trump personally urged him to cancel the August recess to confirm judicial nominees. Instead, Thune prioritized vacation time, leaving over 100 picks dangling. “Unbelievable! John Thune Defies Trump,” blared a Gateway Pundit headline, highlighting how this “McConnell Lite” enabled Democrats to stall lifetime appointments that could reshape the courts for generations. Thune’s hypocrisy is on full display.
Just days after his recess blockade, he took to the Senate floor to slam Democrats for “historic obstruction,” claiming their tactics were “Trump Derangement Syndrome on steroids.” But as Gateway Pundit exposed in their “Hypocrite Alert” piece, Thune’s own actions created the bottleneck. By gaveling in pro forma sessions, he ensured Democrats could filibuster without fear of Trump sidestepping them. Senators like Susan Collins (R-ME) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)—notorious RINO swing votes—smirked in approval during one such session, as captured in viral X footage. These “moderates” have broken ranks multiple times, even confirming Biden-era radicals in 2024, and now they’re dragging their feet on Trump’s picks like RFK Jr. for HHS, whose hearing was postponed amid RINO whispers of “vetting concerns.”Democrats, of course, are gleefully piling on.
Led by Chuck Schumer, they’ve gone nuclear, holding marathon speeches and forcing 30-hour debate clocks on even uncontroversial nominees. By September 2025, Trump’s confirmation rate lags 38% behind historical averages, per Senate GOP data twisted by RINO delays. Schumer’s extortion tactics—tying budget bills to nominee blocks—have forced nighttime votes and weekend sessions, but Thune’s refusal to nuke the filibuster for lower-level appointees keeps the logjam intact. As one MAGA commentator on X put it, “Thune and the RINOs blocked appointments with the Democrats. This is gaslighting.”The damage is profound. Without his full team, Trump’s promises—mass deportations, DOGE cuts to wasteful spending, and energy dominance—remain half-measures. Judicial vacancies, now over 100, allow activist judges to thwart executive orders on borders and trade. Acting officials, often deep-state holdovers, sabotage from within.
Take Kristi Noem’s DHS nomination: delayed by RINO “concerns” despite her stellar record, it’s given Democrats ammo to paint Trump as chaotic. Even Trump’s demand for recess powers in the Senate leadership race—won by Thune over more loyalists like Rick Scott—has been ignored, proving these RINOs view Trump as a temporary nuisance, not the leader of a movement.Thune’s pretense of loyalty is the most insidious part. He tweets support for Trump’s “agenda the American people voted for,” yet his actions align with the swamp. In August 2025, while Trump fumed over stalled picks, Thune jetted off to Sioux Falls for a groundbreaking ceremony, as if optics could mask the obstruction. X users, echoing the base’s fury, flooded his feed: “RINO Thune obstructed the will of the American people by blocking Trump’s RECESS APPOINTMENTS!” from one viral thread.
Another blasted, “Thune is a RINO who is intentionally blocking President Trump’s judicial appointments. He is feckless. “This RINO-Democrat tag team isn’t new, but under Thune, it’s bolder. McConnell’s era saw similar stalls, but Trump’s mandate demands accountability. Primaries loom in 2026; South Dakota voters ousted Tom Daschle once, and they can do it again to Thune. True conservatives like Schmitt and Marsha Blackburn must lead the charge to oust these pretenders. Until then, Trump’s vision stays bottlenecked by those who wear red but bleed blue. The base sees through the charade. As one X post warned, “All you RINO backstabbers can go fuck yourselves.” It’s time for MAGA to fight back—because if RINOs like Thune succeed, America’s revival dies in the Senate cloakroom. It is the RINO low lifes like Thune who are backed by the Deep State, who are America’s number one enemy as they play to the public that they are on America’s side, and have Trump’s back. All of this while stabbing Trump in the back and spitting on American freedom.
Links
- After Blocking Trump’s Recess Appointments, Thune Says Senate…
- Sen. John Thune Slams Democrats for Blocking Trump’s Nominees …
- GOP Senator John Thune Quietly BLOCKS Trump Recess …
- Unbelievable! John Thune Defies Trump, Will NOT Cancel August …
- Trump Calls On Thune to Cancel August Recess to Get His Judicial …
- After Breaking with GOP TWELVE TIMES to Confirm Biden’s …
- Another One! Confirmation Hearing For Trump’s Interior Secretary …
- ANOTHER ONE: Confirmation Hearing For Trump’s DHS Secretary …
Sgt K and Mal Antoni at Whatfinger News. Heavy use of X Posts, and Gateway Pundit links above
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