Why are congressional RINOs slow walking Trump appointments? | Eastern NC Now

There are many positions in federal government that require confirmation by the Senate, and under John Thune's GOP senate leadership they are going at a snail's pace, hamstringing President Trump in trying to accomplish policy objectives.  Now Thune is sending the Senate on a month long August recess at a time they have critical work to do on those appointments.  Trump has asked Thune to have the Senate stay and do their job, but he is sending them on vacation anyway.

We are already seeing how the Democrats are using the lack of confirmations against Republicans.  The attempted judicial coup against interim NJ US Attorney Alina Habba is one example, as the Senate had not bothered to confirm her yet.

To make matters worse, Thune is now teaming up with House Speaker Mike Johnson to block Trump from being able to make "recess appointments", something the Constitution allows a president to do when Congress is in recess as they will be in August.  Thune and Johnson have set up a charade of pro-forma sessions where Congress is technically called into session during the recess even though no one is there.  That tactic is done for one purpose and one purpose only, to block a president from making recess appointments.

Blocking recess appointments is something commonly done when one party controlls the presidency and the other controls Congress, but this is the first time this song and dance has been performed when the same party controls both.  This is a massively anti-Trump move by the RINOs controlling Congress.

And to make matters worse?  The local "Republican" Congressman Greg Murphy, known as "Medicaid Murphy" when he was in the legislature, is publicly supporting this move by the RINO leadership against Trump.

https://dailyhaymaker.com/conservatives-call-out-gopes-slow-walk-of-approving-trump-nominees-ncs-murphy-defends-it/

One very positive sign is that Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has announced that he is willing to call his committee to meet during the August recess to move Trump judicial nominees forward.  These nomineess as judges cannot be appointed by recess appointment, and Democrats are trying to hamstring them, too.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/07/grassley-responds-trumps-request-cancel-august-recess-get/

What is very clear?  We need new Senate leadership.  Thune is a treacherous POS. We need new House leadership.  Johnson is undermining Trump.  We need a new 3rd District congressman.  Murphy is playing RINO Deep State games in DC.