President-elect Donald Trump called on GOP allies in the Senate to help curb Democrats' last-ditch effort to nominate as many judges as they can before next year.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), who is poised to lose his status as the chamber's leader next year, needs to confirm just two more judges to lifetime terms this week to surpass Sen. Mitch McConnell's (R-KY) record of 234, set during Trump's first term, Axios reported Tuesday night.
The rush for nominations drew Trump's ire, who expressed his grievance on Truth Social on Tuesday night.
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"To all Senate Republicans: NO DEAL WITH DEMOCRATS TO FAST TRACK NOMINATIONS AT THE END OF THIS CONGRESS. I won the biggest mandate in 129 years. I will make my appointments of Very Qualified People in January when I am sworn in," wrote Trump.
Trump's post also comes as Senate Republicans express anger that some Democratic-appointed judges canceled plans to retire in response to the GOP blockading President Joe Biden's final judicial nominees.
