Donald Trump Told Senate Majority Leader to "Go Nuclear" Against Democrats
Type: WrecklessFeb 01 2017 Severity:
After receiving resistance from Democrats over his nominee for Supreme Court, Trump encouraged Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell to invoke a so called nuclear option and abandon the 60-vote threshold for confirmation.
Quote | He said this getting after push-back by Dems over his nominee for Supreme Court.
“If we end up with that gridlock, I would say, ‘If you can, Mitch, go nuclear,’” the president said. After getting push-back from Democrats over his Supreme Court nominee.