Summary

Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) announced he will block all of Trump’s State Department nominees until USAID is reinstated.

His move comes after Elon Musk took control of USAID, placed senior staff on leave, and seized classified information.

Schatz condemned the administration’s “authoritarian behavior” and vowed to delay confirmations until USAID operates normally.

His blockade could significantly slow Trump’s ability to fill key diplomatic positions, forcing Senate Republicans to spend more time pushing nominations through.

  • Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    21 hours ago

    This has to do with the committee he is on.

    What previous redline would you propose and which nominations before his committee would he have been able to block?

    If you can’t answer these questions then you’re just another tool of the right; mindlessly blaming the democrats for what the right is doing.