President Donald Trump accused Senate Democrats of demanding $2 billion in exchange for confirming his nominees, calling Chuck Schumer and Democrats "crazed lunatics." (REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein)
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., met with Schumer recently to discuss an offer during ongoing negotiations, but they have not readdressed it directly since choosing to communicate through intermediaries, according to Thune.
While Trump has urged the Senate to make quick moves, Democrats continue to block more nominees than normal.
"I think they’re desperately in need of change," 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."
Trump says Schumer-led Democrats in the U.S. Senate are slow walking more than 150 executive nominees. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Trump’s claims come after the Senate left Saturday for a month-long August recess without coming to a deal on advancing dozens of nominees, which prompted him to post on Truth Social that Schumer could "GO TO HELL."
Fox News Digital's Alex Miller contributed to this report.
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