Now, the Dem who labeled Trump an "existential threat to democracy" is obstructing his nominees.

On Tuesday night, Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., prevented Senate Republicans from quickly confirming President Donald Trump's national security nominees by objecting to skipping lengthy procedural votes.

"Unfortunately, we were close to reaching a consent agreement to vote on John Ratcliffe's confirmation as CIA director tomorrow. However, the senator from Connecticut has unexpectedly objected at the last minute."

"The objection to Mr. Ratcliffe as the director of National intelligence is unclear, as he was confirmed by the Senate and fully vetted through the bipartisan process in the Senate Intelligence Committee. Yesterday, he was voted out on a 14 to 3 vote," Cotton, who is also the chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, stated.

John Ratcliffe's CIA pick was met with "serious concerns" from some Democrats, according to Murphy. He argued for a two-day debate on the Senate floor.

The Connecticut Democrat predicted Trump's eventual second presidency over the summer, stating that there is a lot of anxiety in the country and party due to the high stakes.

According to a July 2020 CNN appearance, Donald Trump poses an existential threat to democracy because he has stated his intention to transform the country from a democracy to a dictatorship through his actions.

The first instance of Democrats employing a strategy used by Republicans in the Senate minority to gain leverage during negotiations is Murphy's objection to speeding through routine procedural votes on Tuesday night.

John Thune, R-S.D., the Senate Majority Leader, expressed his frustration with the objection on the floor, stating, "We've now wasted a whole day where we could have been acting on that nomination, with 14 to 3 coming out of the committee."

The question before the House is whether we want to vote on these individuals on Tuesday or on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, as that is what we will be doing, he stated, threatening weekend votes in the upper chamber.

"This can be easy or this can be hard."

Murphy foreshadowed this type of defiance while speaking to reporters last week.

"He stated that Republicans altered the rules in the past two years, employing exceptional powers to obstruct nominees and protract every procedure."

"The Senate's operations have been altered, as the rules have been modified," he emphasized.

Thune acted to set up votes on Ratcliffe, Trump's nominee for Defense Secretary, and Noem, his pick for Homeland Security, but the nominations will not be confirmed for more than a day due to lack of agreement with Democrats on limiting debate and skipping procedural votes.