President Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE on Sunday called on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellPelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Senate GOP aims to confirm Trump court pick by Oct. 29: report Trump argues full Supreme Court needed to settle potential election disputes MORE (R-Ky.) to keep senators in Washington, D.C., until a backlog of executive nominees receive confirmation votes.

Trump blamed Democrats for "slow walking hundreds of highly qualified people wanting to come into government."

"Never been such an abuse in our country’s history," he tweeted. "Mitch should not let Senate go home until all are approved. We need our Ambassadors and all others NOW!"

Democrats in the Senate are still slow walking hundreds of highly qualified people wanting to come into government. Never been such an abuse in our country’s history. Mitch should not let Senate go home until all are approved. We need our Ambassadors and all others NOW! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 17, 2019

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McConnell's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The Senate will not be in session this week.

Trump has previously lashed out at Democrats over the Senate's inability to quickly confirm his nominees, though senators from the party have noted that ambassador positions require a simple majority, and therefore don't need their votes for confirmation. Democrats have also pointed out that Trump failed to put forward nominees for a number of ambassadorships and other positions until well into his presidency.

Senate Republicans last month moved forward in an effort to speed up consideration of the president's nominees. The Senate Rules and Administration Committee voted 10-9 along party lines to pass a resolution that would substantially cut down on the amount of debate time needed for hundreds of nominations.

Nominees are subjected to up to 30 hours of additional debate after proving they have the simple majority needed to defeat a filibuster and ultimately be confirmed. The resolution would significantly reduce that from 30 hours to as little as two hours for hundreds of Trump’s executive nominations and all district court judges.