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Dems block Trump's pick for Holy See ambassador ahead of Pope Leo XIV's installation

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A Republican U.S. senator is accusing his Democratic colleagues of working to block the expedited confirmation of President Donald Trump's nominee to serve as U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See ahead of Pope Leo XIV's formal installation this weekend.

In a speech on the U.S. Senate floor Tuesday, Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., said the Democrats put a "blanket hold" on the nomination of Brian Burch, president of the conservative political advocacy group CatholicVote, to the diplomatic post.

He attributed the move to what he called "Trump Derangement Syndrome," suggesting that the behavior reflects Democrats "not coming to grips about getting smoked in November because they don't have a message."

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