Speaking from a leadership luncheon at Trump International Hotel in Washington D.C. Thursday, President-elect Donald Trump praised his cabinet nominees as Democrats continue to stonewall their approval ahead of Friday's Inauguration ceremony.

Trump to crowd at DC hotel: “We have, by far, the highest IQ of any cabinet ever assembled." https://t.co/yoFm6AbQPk https://t.co/U4liLbycTg — CNN (@CNN) January 19, 2017

Trump's nominee to serve as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Energy Secretary nominee Rick Perry are testifying on Capitol Hill Thursday. Earlier this week, nominees Betsy DeVos, Dr. Tom Price and others were grilled by Democrats, who are slow walking the confirmation process.

At this point in President-elect Barack Obama's process, seven nominees were confirmed.