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Trump threatens AG confirmation amid GOP revolt

7/31/2026

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  • U.S. President Donald Trump faces revolt from GOP senators demanding consequences.
  • Trump urged Senate Majority Leader John Thune to force a vote on the SAVE America Act despite lacking support.
  • He threatened to derail Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s confirmation and to postpone it until 2027, when Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis exit Congress.
  • Cornyn told Punchbowl News the postponement won’t solve the problem and warned Blanche might never be confirmed.