President Trump on Saturday evening called on Senate Majority Leader John Thune to cancel August recess to get his judicial nominees confirmed.
Earlier Saturday Article III founder Mike Davis asked Trump to tell Senate Republicans to cancel August recess to confirm the backlog of judicial nominees. Senate Democrats have been obstructing every single Trump nominee.
Dear President Trump:
Please tell Senate Republicans they must cancel August recess.
And confirm the backlog of your nominees:https://t.co/RctuLBacoP
If Senate Democrats are going to mindlessly obstruct every nominee, make them do it in August.
Recess is for kids. https://t.co/xyqx0tiAKe
— Mike Davis (@mrddmia) July 19, 2025
Later Saturday, President Trump called on Thune to work through August to confirm the backlog of judicial nominees.
“Hopefully the very talented John Thune, fresh off our many victories over the past two weeks and, indeed, 6 months, will cancel August recess (and long weekends!), in order to get my incredible nominees confirmed. We need them badly!!! DJT” Trump said on Saturday evening.
The Hill reported:
Senators are currently scheduled to confirm six Trump appointments on Monday and advance his pick to lead the Drug Enforcement Agency. Right now, members are set to take the month of August off.
The threat to cancel the recess could push senators to avoid stonewalling appointments. Trump’s most high-stakes nominees include Emil Bove, a lawyer for the Justice Department, to be a judge on a federal appeals court. Jeanine Pirro, a former Fox News host, is also up to be the top federal prosecutor in D.C.
Bove has garnered particular opposition from Democrats over a whistleblower complaint alleging that he said the Trump administration should consider telling courts “f— you” if they issued orders blocking migrant deportations. Bove has denied that he told lawyers in the Justice Department to violate a court order.
Trump’s more recent nominations include two picks for the National Labor Relations Board, which enforces union regulations. The board has not been able to function since January, when Trump fired the remaining Democratic member, leaving it without a quorum.
