1Washington, D.C. – President Donald Trump lashed out Wednesday morning at Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, accusing him of demanding $2 billion in what he called “extortion” to approve hundreds of long-delayed Trump administration appointments.

In a fiery post on Truth Social, Trump highlighted that Schumer was holding up confirmations in exchange for billions in federal funding for various programs supported by Democrats, calling the move unprecedented in U.S. history. Trump referred to Schumer as “Cryin’ Chuck” and labeled Senate Democrats as “country hating thugs” and “extortionists.”

The accusations come as tensions in the Senate hit a boiling point over stalled confirmations. More than 150 Trump nominees for judicial, ambassadorial, and executive branch positions have been de

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