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The Senate left Washington Saturday night for its monthlong August recess without a deal to advance dozens of President Donald Trump’s nominees, calling it quits after days of contentious bipartisan negotiations and Trump posting on social media that Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer can “GO TO HELL!”

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[–] thedruid@lemmy.world 1 points 7 minutes ago

Yay! Donald "the toddler" Trump is pissed because he didn't get his way. Great job!

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 22 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

HEY DUMBFUCK SENATORS….

DOGE IS RUNNING ALL THE AGENCIES. TRUMP HAS USURPED ALL YOUR CONTROL!!

HEY SENATE DUMB DICKS… You need to codify/make a law do whatever you need to do to require all doge personnel to be confirmed.

[–] aarRJaay@lemmy.world 27 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Just shows how mature Trump is. What other president would use language like that. He really is a spoiled, scared little child who is so used to getting his own way.

[–] shane@feddit.nl 6 points 4 hours ago (2 children)
[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Johnson loved to talk about how big his dick was and would call people into a meeting while he took a shit with the door open.

[–] imsufferableninja@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Also apparently didn't just talk about how big his hog was, supposedly also dropped it on the desk to prove it

There's a hilarious recording of him ordering pants. He won't stop talking about how big they need to make the crotch.

[–] tacosanonymous@mander.xyz 5 points 3 hours ago

Bro dropped n bombs all the time.

[–] robocall@lemmy.world 56 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

Not that I want them to pass this legislation, but why does Congress get to take the month of August off and the average American doesn't?

[–] Wazowski@lemmy.world 10 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I’d prefer if this congress would take every month off.

[–] GuyFawkes@midwest.social 1 points 12 minutes ago

To be fair they pretty much already are.

[–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 61 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure the idea is two fold. First, being a politician wasn't supposed to be a full time job. The second is that politicians need to spend time in their home state to hear from constituents and be a part of their state (travel which used to take days/weeks for travel).

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 46 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

The second is that politicians need to spend time in their home state to hear from constituents and be a part of their state (travel which used to take days/weeks for travel).

damn itd be super cool if any one of them ever actually did this

[–] Boddhisatva@lemmy.world 16 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Many of them do. Check around and see if your local Rep or Senator is holding any town halls. Though, this year, republicans have been dodging them left and right. Trump/GOP policies have been radioactive amongst their constituents so GOP leadership has told them not to hold any town halls. Those who have gone against that suggestion have found their sessions intense.

Steil entered the Elkhorn High School auditorium on Thursday to resounding boos and faced a raucous crowd for the duration of the 80-minute session, including fierce questions on his support of Trump’s agenda, as well as frequent interruptions, chants, and jeering.

If you do have republican representation in your area, you may have the opportunity to go to a democratic run town hall. Since republicans have been hiding from their voters, a number of democratic Senators and Reps have started going into republican controlled districts and holding their own town halls there.

House Democrats are ramping up their town-hall blitz in GOP-held districts over the long summer recess. The strategy is not new, but this time they’re armed with a powerful new talking point: President Trump’s refusal to release the federal files related to Jeffrey Epstein.

[–] comrade_twisty@feddit.org 10 points 6 hours ago

Just look at the ones the republicans criticize the most like AOC or Ilhan Omar, they actually spend time with their constituents and try to understand their struggles and concerns all the time.

[–] who@feddit.org 31 points 12 hours ago

Without a deal in hand, Republicans say they may try to change Senate rules when they return in September to speed up the pace of confirmations. Trump has been pressuring senators to move quickly as Democrats blocked more nominees than usual this year, denying any fast unanimous consent votes and forcing roll calls on each one, a lengthy process that can take several days per nominee.

Archived:

https://web.archive.org/web/20250803032736/https://apnews.com/article/senate-confirmations-nominations-trump-schumer-thune-905a63d0046319eeb7c266d5e24e70b6

I mean I agree Schumer can go to hell but like it'd be great if Don joined him.

[–] MeekerThanBeaker@lemmy.world 13 points 12 hours ago

You first, Diaper Donnie Drumpf, you first!