Who’s to Blame for Slow Confirmations?
President Donald Trump says Democratic obstruction is the reason far fewer of his political nominees have been confirmed compared with his predecessors. But a group tracking the nominations says Trump is partly to blame for the lower numbers.
“You look at Clinton: 357 versus 182. You look at President Obama: 364 versus 182,” Trump said.
Data show Trump has simply nominated fewer people — something he said a week before was by design to reduce government waste.
Data also show, to Trump’s point, that his nominees are taking longer to get approval — on average 62 days compared with 46 days for President Barack
