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Senate Republican warns Trump against delaying Blanche nomination: 'This place could be very different'

Trump threatened to delay Blanche’s nomination and urged support for the nominee while criticizing senators who opposed him.

Senate Republican warns Trump against delaying Blanche nomination: 'This place could be very different'
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Sen. John Kennedy warned President Trump that delaying Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination could backfire if Democrats gain seats or control of the Senate. The dispute centers on Republican senators’ opposition to a proposed compensation fund tied to an IRS settlement.

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President threatening to withdraw and resubmit Blanche’s nomination

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John Kennedy
R · LA · SEN

Senator warning that delaying Blanche’s nomination could backfire

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Democratic Senate candidate in Texas

Todd Blanche
R · Attorney General

Nominee for attorney general

Former president referenced in Trump’s criticism of the Biden administration

Republican Senate candidate in North Carolina

Thom Tillis
R · NC · SEN

Senator opposing the nomination unless the proposed fund is scrapped

Ken Paxton
R · TX

Republican Senate candidate in Texas

Roy Cooper
D · NC

Democratic Senate candidate in North Carolina

John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Senator threatening to block Blanche’s nomination unless the fund issue is addressed

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Cornyn and Tillis Back Blanche’s Attorney General Nomination

Trump threatened to withdraw Todd Blanche’s nomination amid John Cornyn and Thom Tillis’s opposition over a proposed Justice Department fund; he later said he could keep Blanche as acting attorney general if they opposed him. Left-leaning outlets stress Trump’s and his family’s financial interests, with The Daily Beast emphasizing the senators’ inability to stop him. Center outlets focus on the senators’ conditions and the nomination’s procedural path. Right-leaning outlets foreground Trump’s pressure on the holdouts; RedState presents it as a way to preserve both Blanche’s role and the fund.

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