Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson says that President Trump’s slow movement on Pentagon nominations is making her job more “difficult.”

Wilson told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday that there are six Air Force positions that must be named by the White House.

The administration has not officially nominated anyone for the posts. Wilson said that, while the White House has some candidates in mind, she did not know when the nominations will reach the committee.

When asked by Sen. Lindsey Graham Lindsey Olin GrahamSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Hillicon Valley: Subpoenas for Facebook, Google and Twitter on the cards | Wray rebuffs mail-in voting conspiracies | Reps. raise mass surveillance concerns Key Democrat opposes GOP Section 230 subpoena for Facebook, Twitter, Google MORE (R-S.C.) whether the delays were impeding her ability to do her job, she replied, “It is becoming difficult, yes.”

Pressure is building on Trump to fill key Pentagon posts after his second Army secretary nominee, Tennessee state Sen. Mark Green, withdrew from consideration in early May amid staunch opposition from Democrats and LGBTQ groups.

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Trump did announce Friday that he will nominate Richard V. Spencer to be Navy secretary, but has yet to name a new pick for the Army pick or countless other positions.

Trump on Monday called Democrats “obstructionist,” blaming them for slow-walking his political nominees and urging the Senate to approve more of his picks.

The statement has drawn the ire of lawmakers, including Senate Minority Leader Charles Schemer (D-N.Y.), who said Trump is to blame for hundreds of vacancies in his government.

“If the President is looking for someone to blame on the slow pace of confirmations, he needs only to look in the mirror. There are more than 500 Senate confirmable positions. Even though it is now June, the administration has failed to select a nominee for 442 of them,” Schumer said in a statement on Monday.

Sen. Tim Kaine Timothy (Tim) Michael KaineHillicon Valley: Subpoenas for Facebook, Google and Twitter on the cards | Wray rebuffs mail-in voting conspiracies | Reps. raise mass surveillance concerns Democrats call for declassifying election threats after briefing by Trump officials Buttigieg stands in as Pence for Harris's debate practice MORE (D-Va.) said during the Air Force hearing that he was “very much was offended” by Trump’s finger pointing.

“The president has forwarded to us by my accounting about 20 percent of the nominations that are the Senate confirmable positions,” Kaine said. “Once the nominations are here from the White House, there's been a movement through committee pretty quickly, and I'm not aware of things slowing down the floor on these positions.”

“Where is the problem? At the White House?” Graham asked during the hearing.

“Senator, I’m not really sure,” Wilson answered.