{"id":22380,"date":"2026-07-30T21:06:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T16:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22380"},"modified":"2026-07-30T21:06:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T16:06:37","slug":"trump-says-hes-open-to-delaying-blanche-nomination-over-gop-defectors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22380","title":{"rendered":"Trump says he&#039;s open to delaying Blanche nomination over GOP defectors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.axios.com\/t4ERiLhH_IYioxLPxIRYpN8CkCY=\/0x0:4276x2405\/1366x768\/2026\/07\/30\/1785426219053.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/politics-policy\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\">Trump<\/a> said Thursday that he would have &#8220;no objection&#8221; to temporarily withdrawing acting Attorney General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/07\/15\/todd-blanche-federal-agents-polling-places-voters-ice\" target=\"_blank\">Todd Blanche&#8217;s<\/a> nomination until his Republican opponents are out of office next January.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The big picture: <\/strong>Trump&#8217;s threat, directed at GOP Sens. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/07\/16\/tillis-withholds-blanche-support-esptein\" target=\"_blank\">Thom Tillis<\/a> (N.C.) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/05\/27\/texas-primary-paxton-cornyn-takeaways\" target=\"_blank\">John Cornyn (Texas)<\/a>, puts Blanche&#8217;s critics on notice to what the president deemed &#8220;the right thing&#8221; after their concerns stalled his nomination.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Driving the news: &#8220;<\/strong>Todd Blanche is a STAR,&#8221; Trump wrote of his former personal attorney turned Justice Department loyalist.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He added that Blanche would &#8220;remain, in any event, as Acting.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>This is a breaking news story and will be updated.<\/em><\/p>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Trump said Thursday that he would have &#8220;no objection&#8221; to temporarily withdrawing acting Attorney General Todd Blanche&#8217;s nomination until his Republican opponents are out of office next January. 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