Donald Trump, eager to make any excuse for his own laziness, incompetence and total lack of interest in governing, is lying about Democrats blocking his nominees. What nominees? Exactly. He’s barely nominated anyone for the hundreds of positions requiring them in executive agencies.





President Donald Trump accused Democrats in the Senate of slowing the confirmation process for his appointees, including foreign ambassadors, even though Senate rules allow Republicans, the chamber’s majority party, to move appointees along without Democratic votes. “Dems are taking forever to approve my people, including Ambassadors. They are nothing but OBSTRUCTIONISTS! Want approvals,” the president wrote on Twitter, directing his statement to the Fox News morning show “Fox & Friends,” known to be a preferred program of his… But while Trump has blamed Capitol Hill for the sluggish pace at which appointees have been confirmed, the White House has thus far left dozens of key roles unfilled.

Dozens? Try hundreds.

According to a database maintained by the Partnership for Public Service and The Washington Post, the Trump administration has formally nominated just 63 candidates – 39 of which have been approved – for 559 key positions that require Senate confirmation. Overall, there are 1,200 government jobs that require say-so from the Senate to fill.

There are 120 positions at the State Department to be filled; Trump has nominated 12 people for them. 13 positions in the Department of Agriculture; he’s nominated one. Department of Justice, 28 positions; he’s nominated three. And on like that in every single department. But he doesn’t even have the people in place at the White House to suggest and vet more nominees. And even if he did, few people want to work with this dysfunctional administration. Sorry, you big baby, this one is all on you.