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== Gorsuch nomination ==
== Gorsuch nomination ==
Priebus reportedly had a role in promoting [[pro-choice]] nominee Neil Gorsuch to the [[U.S. Supreme Court]], and Priebus may have assured Trump that Gorsuch would be confirmed by the Senate. Instead, the [[Dem]]s [[filibuster]]ed Gorsuch, and [[Mitch McConnell]] resorted to the [[nuclear option]] to change the Senate rules and forever end the filibuster rule in the [[U.S. Senate]] for judicial nominations. This wasted all of the [[political capital]] of the Republican Party and left the [[Dem]]s more determined to block future legislation. The misguided nomination and confirmation eroded Trump's base and empowered [[liberal]] [[Republican]]s in the Senate to stonewall and oppose Trump on virtually every new issue. After resigning as Chief of Staff, Priebus called Gorsuch's nomination his best accomplishment during his tenure.<ref>Bowden, John (July 29, 2017). [http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/344480-priebus-neil-gorsuch-is-my-greatest-accomplishment-in-the-white-house Priebus: Neil Gorsuch is my greatest accomplishment in the White House]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved July 29, 2017.</ref>
Priebus reportedly had a role in promoting [[Neil Gorsuch]] to the [[U.S. Supreme Court]], and Priebus may have assured Trump that Gorsuch would be confirmed by the Senate. Instead, the [[Dem]]s [[filibuster]]ed Gorsuch, and [[Mitch McConnell]] resorted to the [[nuclear option]] to change the Senate rules and forever end the filibuster rule in the [[U.S. Senate]] for judicial nominations. This wasted all of the [[political capital]] of the Republican Party and left the [[Dem]]s more determined to block future legislation. The misguided nomination and confirmation eroded Trump's base and empowered [[liberal]] [[Republican]]s in the Senate to stonewall and oppose Trump on virtually every new issue. After resigning as Chief of Staff, Priebus called Gorsuch's nomination his best accomplishment during his tenure.<ref>Bowden, John (July 29, 2017). [http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/344480-priebus-neil-gorsuch-is-my-greatest-accomplishment-in-the-white-house Priebus: Neil Gorsuch is my greatest accomplishment in the White House]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved July 29, 2017.</ref>
==See also==
==See also==