A potential bipartisan agreement over President Donald Trump’s nominees collapsed late Saturday, as Senate talks devolved into partisan chaos and finger-pointing — with the President ultimately pulling the plug on the deal after what he called an outrageous ransom demand from Senate Democrats.

Despite efforts by Senate Republicans to secure votes on up to 60 of President Trump’s nominees — all of whom had passed through committee with bipartisan support — negotiations unraveled after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) allegedly demanded over $1 billion in unrelated spending to greenlight just a handful of the appointments.

In a fiery post on Truth Social, President Trump didn’t mince words.

“This demand is egregious and unprecedented, and would be embarrassing to the Republican Party if it were accepted. It is political extortion, by any other name,” Trump wrote. “Tell Schumer, who is under tremendous political pressure from within his own party, the Radical Left Lunatics, to GO TO HELL!”

“Do not accept the offer,” he continued. “Go home and explain to your constituents what bad people the Democrats are, and what a great job the Republicans are doing, and have done, for our Country. Have a great RECESS and, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!”

Following the President’s directive, the Senate quickly voted on just seven of the nominees before leaving Washington for the August recess, shelving the rest until at least September.

Attempting to spin the fallout in his favor, Schumer bizarrely framed Trump’s walk-away as a win for Democrats, claiming the President abandoned talks just as a deal was within reach.

“He took his ball, he went home, leaving Democrats and Republicans alike wondering what the hell happened,” Schumer said at a press conference, gesturing to a poster-sized blow-up of Trump’s post. “In a fit of rage, Trump threw in the towel, sent Republicans home, and was unable to do the basic work of negotiating.”

But Republican leaders who were directly involved in the talks saw things differently. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) acknowledged that multiple offers had been exchanged, and progress was being made — until Schumer kept moving the goalposts.

“There were several different times where I think either or both sides maybe thought there was a deal in the end,” Thune said.

According to sources, Schumer and Senate Democrats wanted the White House to unfreeze billions in NIH and foreign aid funding and guarantee that no future budget rescissions — or "clawbacks" — would be issued. In return, they would agree to confirm a limited batch of Trump’s “uncontroversial” nominees.

Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) torched the Democrat leader for turning routine confirmations into a cash grab.

“We’ve had three different deals since last night,” Mullin said. “And every time it’s been, every time it’s ‘I want more.’”

“You get to a realization that it was never about making a deal,” he continued. “They want to go out and say the President’s being unrealistic… like we have in every other president in history.”

Despite the collapse of the talks, Mullin said Republicans had anticipated Trump’s firm stance and noted the White House was fully briefed on the negotiations throughout. He also revealed that GOP lawmakers plan to pursue a Senate rule change in September to streamline confirmations and curb Democrat obstruction tactics.

“The asks evolved on both sides quite a bit over time,” Thune said. “But in the end, we never got to a place where we had both sides agree to lock it in.”

Democrats insisted that their offer never changed, accusing Republicans of padding the list of nominees with more controversial picks. Schumer, however, refused to share the specifics of his demands — a notable omission given his party’s accusations of bad faith.

Still, the Democrat leader warned against any rules overhaul in the Senate, calling it a “huge mistake,” and urged President Trump to resume negotiations ahead of the September deadline to fund the government.

With the Senate now in recess, President Trump has made it clear: political blackmail won’t be tolerated, and the days of Republicans bending to Democrat demands are over.