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Trump Threatens Legal Action to End Blue Slip Tradition

11/6/2025

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U.S. President Donald Trump threatened legal action on November 5, 2025, to end the Senate's blue slip tradition blocking judicial nominees.
He spoke at a breakfast with Republican senators in Washington, D.C., calling the blue slip practice "horrible" and unconstitutional.
Some Republican lawmakers pushed back, including Sen. John Kennedy, who urged him to temper his rhetoric.
Trump intensified his attacks, labeling Sen. Chuck Grassley a "RINO" for not backing elimination.

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U.S. President Donald Trump threatened legal action on November 5, 2025, to end the Senate's blue slip tradition blocking judicial nominees.
He spoke at a breakfast with Republican senators in Washington, D.C., calling the blue slip practice "horrible" and unconstitutional.
Some Republican lawmakers pushed back, including Sen. John Kennedy, who urged him to temper his rhetoric.
Trump intensified his attacks, labeling Sen. Chuck Grassley a "RINO" for not backing elimination.