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*Bedard, Paul (December 19, 2017). [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/stonewall-43-of-trumps-picks-held-up-in-senate/article/2643903 Stonewall: 43% of Trump's picks held up in Senate]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved December 19, 2017.</ref> and Democrats had forced 47 cloture votes on Trump's nominees compared to six cloture votes for the four previous administrations combined by that point.<ref>Boyer, Dave (December 26, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/dec/26/donald-trump-slow-fill-administration-posts/ Trump having trouble appointing swamp-drainers]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved December 26, 2017.</ref> In December 2017, the U.S. Senate, in a clear break from precedent, returned about 100 of Trump's nominations – rather than choosing to continue with those nominations for the following year – while it only did the same for eight of Obama's nominees and two of Bush's after their first years in office.<ref>Restuccia, Andrew; Kim, Seung Min (December 22, 2017). [https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/22/trump-nominees-democrats-block-314775 Democrats block dozens of Trump nominees]. ''Politico''. Retrieved January 4, 2018.</ref> The [[establishment]] GOP also blocked President Trump's conservative agenda.<ref>Multiple references:

*Bedard, Paul (December 19, 2017). [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/stonewall-43-of-trumps-picks-held-up-in-senate/article/2643903 Stonewall: 43% of Trump's picks held up in Senate]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved December 19, 2017.</ref> and Democrats had forced 47 cloture votes on Trump's nominees compared to six cloture votes for the four previous administrations combined by that point.<ref>Boyer, Dave (December 26, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/dec/26/donald-trump-slow-fill-administration-posts/ Trump having trouble appointing swamp-drainers]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved December 26, 2017.</ref> In December 2017, the U.S. Senate, in a clear break from precedent, returned about 100 of Trump's nominations – rather than choosing to continue with those nominations for the following year – while it only did the same for eight of Obama's nominees and two of Bush's after their first years in office.<ref>Restuccia, Andrew; Kim, Seung Min (December 22, 2017). [https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/22/trump-nominees-democrats-block-314775 Democrats block dozens of Trump nominees]. ''Politico''. Retrieved January 4, 2018.</ref> The [[establishment]] GOP also blocked President Trump's conservative agenda.<ref>Multiple references:

*Starr, Penny (November 9, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/11/09/gop-continues-to-block-president-trumps-agenda-one-year-after-election/ GOP Continues to Block President Trump’s Agenda One Year After Election]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 9, 2017.

*Starr, Penny (November 9, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/11/09/gop-continues-to-block-president-trumps-agenda-one-year-after-election/ GOP Continues to Block President Trump’s Agenda One Year After Election]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 9, 2017.

*Williams, Joe (December 19, 2017). [https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/republican-senate-starting-block-trump-nominees Republican Senate Starting to Block Trump Nominees]. ''Roll Call''. Retrieved January 4, 2018.</ref>

*Williams, Joe (December 19, 2017). [https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/republican-senate-starting-block-trump-nominees Republican Senate Starting to Block Trump Nominees]. ''Roll Call''. Retrieved January 4, 2018.

*Adragna, Anthony (February 8, 2018). [https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/08/republicans-trump-nominees-397714 GOP friendly fire imperils Trump nominees]. ''Politico''. Retrieved February 8, 2018.</ref>

By the [[first 100 days]] of his presidency, congressional Democrats had already (unsuccessfully) filibustered Trump's supreme court nomination, instituted one of the longest and most extreme delays in cabinet confirmations in U.S. history, and initiated an investigation into alleged ties between the Trump campaign and [[Russia]].<ref>McLaughlin, Seth (April 27, 2017). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/27/democrats-mark-100-days-of-resistance/ Democrats seeking revenge prepare to mark 100 days of ‘resistance’]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved May 4, 2017.</ref>

By the [[first 100 days]] of his presidency, congressional Democrats had already (unsuccessfully) filibustered Trump's supreme court nomination, instituted one of the longest and most extreme delays in cabinet confirmations in U.S. history, and initiated an investigation into alleged ties between the Trump campaign and [[Russia]].<ref>McLaughlin, Seth (April 27, 2017). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/27/democrats-mark-100-days-of-resistance/ Democrats seeking revenge prepare to mark 100 days of ‘resistance’]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved May 4, 2017.</ref>