Senate Republican warns Trump against delaying Blanche nomination: ‘This place could be very different’
Two Republican senators are withholding support until the Justice Department gives written guarantees on a Trump-IRS settlement and a proposed anti-weaponization fund.
- Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley postponed the confirmation vote for Attorney General Todd Blanche after Republican Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis refused to support the nominee over the proposed Anti-Weaponization Fund.
- Cornyn and Tillis demand written guarantees that the $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund is permanently scrapped. Blanche testified the fund would not move forward, but the senators insist on formal documentation to prevent reversal.
- President Donald Trump called the fund "dead" on Friday, but his Saturday Truth Social post declared he would "push hard to get the Anti-Weaponization Bill...PASSED," prompting Tillis to call it "bogus" and withdraw support.
- Trump threatened to keep Blanche as acting attorney general and resubmit the nomination after Cornyn and Tillis leave office in January. Blanche cannot afford to lose even one vote from Republicans on the GOP-led committee.
- The delayed nomination injects uncertainty into the confirmation process while highlighting the administration's reliance on Republican Senate control. Without required support, Blanche's path to confirmation remains in limbo as negotiations continue.
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NEWS HEADLINES: Outgoing GOP Senators Cornyn and Tillis stall Blanche’s AG confirmation – One America News Network
(L)US Senator John Cornyn, Republican from Texas, speaks on July 30, 2026. (Photo by Oliver Contreras / AFP via Getty Images) /(C) Attorney General Nominee Todd Blanche leaves a meeting on July 29, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) / (R) U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) speaks to reporters on July 30, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) OAN Staff Brooke Mallory3:00 PM – Saturday, August 1, 2026 A…
Trump Says Blanche Will Remain Acting AG and Anti-Weaponization Bill Will Prevail Despite Cornyn and Tillis: “I Will Get it Done” * The Gateway Pundit * by Jordan Conradson
President Trump on Saturday slammed RINO Senators Thom Tillis and John Cornyn for their attempts to derail Todd Blanche's confirmation as Attorney General again and announced that he will "push hard" for an Anti-Weaponization Bill to be passed. The post Trump Says Blanche Will Remain Acting AG and Anti-Weaponization Bill Will Prevail Despite Cornyn and Tillis: “I Will Get it Done” appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
Trump threatens to keep Blanche as acting attorney general, revive $1.8B anti-weaponization fund
If the Senate does not confirm Todd Blanche's attorney general nomination, he will stay in his current acting role, President Donald Trump said on Saturday, adding that he would also push Congress to codify a proposed "anti-weaponization" fund that could help his allies. Trump has said as recently as Friday that the $1.8 billion fund was dead.Republican Senators John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina have held up Blanche's nomin…
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Trump's threat to move on settlement fund injects uncertainty into AG talks
Trump said in a social media post that he'd keep Attorney General Todd Blanche in his current role and press ahead on the “Anti-Weaponization Fund."
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