Senator Thom Tillis lashed out at Trump on Thursday after the president announced a plan to confirm Todd Blanche as Attorney General after the Senate Judiciary Committee delayed a key vote.
President Trump on Thursday announced a plan to circumvent RINO Senators Cornyn and Tillis after they tried to derail Todd Blanche’s confirmation for Attorney General.
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday evening postponed a key vote to advance Todd Blanche’s nomination for Attorney General.
The Senate Judiciary Committee was set to vote on Blanche’s nomination on Thursday morning.
However, Chairman Chuck Grassley postponed the markup vote as RINO Senators Tillis and Cornyn make demands from the DOJ on its language related to restricting Trump’s IRS agreement.
Per Grassley’s spokesperson: “Chairman Grassley works to set President Trump’s nominees up for success in committee, not failure. Senators Cornyn and Tillis want written assurances from the Department of Justice regarding the Trump-IRS settlement. Tomorrow’s markup is postponed as work continues to secure sufficient support in committee to favorably report Attorney General-nominee Todd Blanche, who is highly qualified for the job.”
On Thursday morning, President Trump said he may temporarily withdraw Todd Blanche’s nomination until Senators Cornyn and Tillis leave office.
Trump’s statement:
Todd Blanche is a STAR, and everyone knows it!
He has the potential to go down as one of the Greatest Attorney Generals of All Time.
However, John Cornyn, of Texas, and Thom Tillis, of North Carolina, both of whom I refused to Endorse, and whose political careers have been ended by my action, are refusing to vote for this Great Nominee, who will remain, in any event, as Acting.
Remember, both Cornyn and Tillis voted for Merrick Garland, and others, too numerous to mention.
I have no objection to temporarily withdrawing Todd’s name, if they do not do the right thing, and putting him back after Cornyn and Tillis are out of office. President DONALD J. TRUMP
Tillis lashed out at President Trump later Thursday.
“The president’s getting bad advice. He should listen to Blanche and others who think if it’s dead, it should be rendered completely dead,” a pompous Tillis told CNN’s Manu Raju.
Tillis attacked Trump’s ‘advisor’ who supposedly wants to bring back the weaponization fund.
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Cornyn and Tillis went into a meeting with Blanche on Thursday and are “very near a resolution,” according to PunchBowl News.
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