Donald Trump has been calling on all Republican senators to, you know, stop everything they're doing to ensure that they stop the confirmations of Biden appointed judges. But his plan is actually being thwarted by the very Republican senators. [00:00:19] He is asking to do their jobs. Now, this story, in my opinion, is hilarious, not because of what the focus is now. The focus is actually really important, right? Ensuring that Biden get his appointments confirmed by the Senate. But what's hilarious is how lazy our politicians are. [00:00:37] So whether you're a Democrat or Republican, it doesn't even matter, because both sides really show what their priorities are in this case. So, apparently, according to Axios, President Biden is now only 15 judicial confirmations away from the record set by Donald Trump in his first term. [00:00:57] Now, Trump did manage to confirm a record number of federal judges, and he did that with the help of Chuck Schumer, who made a deal with Mitch McConnell to fast track the confirmation process of all of these right wing federal judges. [00:01:12] And Trump posted yesterday once he realized, okay, there are a lot of Biden appointed judges that are getting confirmed, we got to do something to stop it. So here's what he posted. The Democrats are trying to stack the courts with radical left judges on their way out the door. Republican senators need to show up and hold the line. [00:01:30] No more judges confirmed before Inauguration Day. But after he posted that, it turns out that the Senate actually ended up confirming two more of Biden's judges. Why? Well, because two Republican senators, Ted Cruz and Mike Braun, missed the votes. [00:01:49] They were not present. And had they been there to vote against Biden's judges, it would be a 5050 split. And at that point, Kamala Harris as vice president would break the tie. Except she's currently vacationing in Hawaii, so she would not [00:02:07] be able to break that 5050 tie. Amazing. We're talking about federal judge appointments. Guys, this has an impact for decades, for decades. Okay. And these people are like, I don't know, don't really feel like showing up. [00:02:26] And look, I get it. Kamala Harris just ran a campaign. She deserves a break. But how about finish up business first and then take your vacation to Hawaii? You know, take a load off. You've got nothing else going on after this term is over, but, like, get the job done first. [00:02:41] But luckily, you know, her Hawaii vacation wasn't that big of a problem because you have two Republican senators who didn't show up. Yeah, Brian's going to be governor. And so he's not even going back to Washington, which is actually bad politics for him. I'm surprised he's being that dumb because that could come back to haunt him [00:02:59] in a future race, people could say, hey, you let those Democratic judges through because you were too busy in, you know, not showing up to DC. But Vance didn't show up to some of the earlier votes, and then he took some heat for it, and then he put something out in public [00:03:15] and then had to retract it. ET cetera. But to me and Ted Cruz, it's not he was probably in Cancun. Yeah. So so I'm not surprised by any of these guys because they're all incredibly lazy. They barely work throughout the year anyway. Ted Cruz has a podcast that seems to be his main profession. [00:03:33] They barely vote on anything. They never get anything done. And literally half the year is vacation for them on their schedule. I ran for Congress, and I looked at it and I was like, I can't believe it. For example, they don't work a single day in August. - It's okay. - Jesus Christ. They got to fundraise. [00:03:48] - They got to. - Fundraise. Yeah. And they usually don't work in December. And like, their vacations are gigantic. Okay, so no, but they still have to be on vacation. But okay. But so for now, Kamala Harris is off the hook because the the lazy Republicans [00:04:03] aren't showing up, right. But if all the Republicans show up and Kamala Harris stays in Hawaii, well, then you'll know that these Democrats never cared about any of the policies, any of the things that affect us women's reproductive rights. Those judges are critical. [00:04:18] They told us that we have to vote Democrat for based on judges. And that's true. That's true. And that's why. And I tell you that. And then when we need her, she's like, oh, I'm busy in Hawaii. Okay, look, so far she's off the hook. If they get to 50 and she doesn't show up, I will be furious. [00:04:37] And all of you should be furious. So, I mean, think of just think about what her main campaign message was toward the end of her campaign. Right. It was she pivoted completely away from any economic policy [00:04:52] that would improve people's lives and focused on Trump being a threat. Trump is a fascist. Okay, so you're going to be away at a time when these incredibly important appointments are being confirmed. It just doesn't make any sense to me. [00:05:08] But Trump isn't the only Republican who's fuming over these absentee senators. So Senator John Kennedy, when asked about how frustrated he was over what happened, said on a scale of 1 to 10. A 12. Senator Thom Tillis also stated, [00:05:25] I don't care what the reasons were, we have fewer than 15 scheduled legislative days. You have to show up. Period. End of story. There's nothing more important. And you're correct, John. You know, Vice President elect JD Vance has also caught heat over this. [00:05:42] Earlier this week, after Democrats confirmed yet another Biden judge 49 to 45, and Vance was not present. So here's how he justified his absence. He said I was meeting with President Trump to interview multiple positions for our government, including for FBI director. [00:05:59] I tend to think it's more important to get an FBI director who will dismantle the deep state than it is for Republicans to lose a vote 49 to 46, rather than 49 to 45. So this is a rare instance where I agree with Republican senators, because if I'm Tom Tillis and the other guys, [00:06:16] and to them they want the worst judges in the world, they don't want these decent judges. It's not just to take away women's reproductive rights. Remember, these are the judges that allow for corruption and bribery and corporate power. And by the way, Trump is going to put in loyalists. [00:06:32] So if he is going to be a threat to democracy, he wants his judges who will allow him to run roughshod over the Constitution. So I get it from their strategic perspective. And if I was like, let's say Bernie was president and he needs to or is going [00:06:48] to become president and needs to block Trump's judges and some Democratic senators don't show up, I would be livid. Livid, right. Last thing is on Kamala Harris. Look again. As Anna said, you want to take a break after this campaign [00:07:04] and it's heartbreaking. I totally, utterly get it right. But if they need you and you don't show up. You've got your entire life to take a vacation. Don't make me say it. Okay. And you're going to have infinite money. [00:07:20] You're going to write a book and a bunch of, you know, establishment suckers that watch Morning Joe on The View are going to buy it. You're going to be spectacularly wealthy. You're going to be feted as a oh, beloved Democratic presidential candidate. You can live in Hawaii the rest of your life if they need you, you better show up. [00:07:36] Otherwise, no one should ever trust her again with anything. Thanks for watching the video, guys. We also love it if you hit the join button below because that makes you a member and members allow us to be independent, honest. We can be as progressive as we want, no corporate media influence. And that's all because of you guys. We love doing the show with our members. [00:07:54] Hit the join button and become one of the Young Turks.