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Trump Presses Senators to Back Blanche, Cites GOP ‘No’ Threat

7/21/2026

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President Donald Trump is asking Senators Thom Tillis and John Cornyn to keep Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination after denouncing them.
Senator Thom Tillis and Senator John Cornyn object to Blanche’s role in the $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund giving the Trump family immunity.
Senator Thom Tillis withheld support until Blanche met Jeffrey Epstein survivors, leaving them demoralized.
The White House says a Republican ‘no’ vote could derail Blanche’s nomination.

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President Donald Trump is asking Senators Thom Tillis and John Cornyn to keep Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination after denouncing them.
Senator Thom Tillis and Senator John Cornyn object to Blanche’s role in the $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund giving the Trump family immunity.
Senator Thom Tillis withheld support until Blanche met Jeffrey Epstein survivors, leaving them demoralized.
The White House says a Republican ‘no’ vote could derail Blanche’s nomination.