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President Donald Trump is blaming Democrats for obstructing his nominees, even as he lags other presidents in acting to fill high-level posts.

President Donald Trump is blaming Democrats for the slow pace of confirming his nominees, even as he lags his predecessors in tapping people for high-level positions.

In a tweet on Tuesday morning, Trump said Democrats cant win so all they do is slow things down & obstruct! He said only 48 of 197 nominees have been confirmed.

As of June 30, Trump had nominated 242 people to key executive posts, according to a report by the Congressional Research Service. That compares to 336 and 379 nominated during the same period by Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush, respectively.

There are more than 1,200 positions that require Senate confirmation, including cabinet secretaries, agency directors and ambassadors, as the Partnership for Public Service notes in its political appointee tracker.

Republicans control the Senate and thus consideration for nominees. But Democrats can use the filibuster to slow down the process.

On Monday, White House Legislative Affairs Director Marc Short said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer had run an unprecedented campaign of obstruction against Trumps nominees for high-ranking government positions.

Schumer, a New York Democrat, said in response that no administration in recent memory has been slower in sending nominees to the Senate.

Also read: Trump taps Randal Quarles to be Feds top banking regulator.

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