President Donald Trump has stated he is open to temporarily withdrawing Todd Blanche as his nominee for attorney general due to resistance from two Republican senators, John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina.
Background on the Nomination
Trump mentioned that he would then renominate Blanche after Sens. Cornyn and Tillis have left the Senate in the new year. The president expressed his willingness to temporarily withdraw the nomination on Truth Social, stating he has no objection to doing so if the senators do not support Blanche.
Cornyn responded to Trump’s statement, saying the president is mistaken if he believes concerns about Blanche’s nomination are limited to him and Senator Tillis. Cornyn referred to Blanche as a “STAR” and expressed his potential to become one of the greatest attorneys general of all time.
Trump criticized Cornyn and Tillis, who have refused to back Blanche due to a weeks-long battle over the administration’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund. The president noted that both Cornyn and Tillis voted for Merrick Garland and other nominees in the past.
Original reporting: KTVZ (Central Oregon) — read the source article.
