President-elect Donald Trump called on congressional Republicans to be "smart and tough" in a social media post on Wednesday, warning that Senate Democrats are "organizing" to "stall and delay" his Cabinet and administration nominees.
It's unclear what Trump was reacting to in his blanket warning, and he provided no specifics in the Wednesday morning post to Truth Social.
"We just won a Historic Landslide and Mandate from the American People, but Senate Democrats are organizing to improperly stall and delay the confirmation process of many of our Great Nominees. They will try all sorts of tricks starting very soon. Republicans must not allow them to do that. We have a Country to run, and many big problems to solve, mostly created by Democrats. REPUBLICANS, BE SMART AND TOUGH!!!" Trump said in the post.
Trump's post comes days after incoming White House chief of staff Susie Wiles directed "all intended nominees" to stop posting on social media ahead of the confirmation hearings, which will begin next week in the Senate.
"Accordingly, all intended nominees should refrain from any public social media posts without prior approval of the incoming White House counsel," she said in the Dec. 29 memo.
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