{"id":23345,"date":"2026-07-31T17:18:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T12:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=23345"},"modified":"2026-07-31T17:18:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T12:18:34","slug":"trump-explodes-at-john-cornyn-over-blanche-nom-stand-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=23345","title":{"rendered":"Trump Explodes at John Cornyn Over Blanche Nom Stand-Off"},"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<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-body\">\n<div id=\"attachment_5733987\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5733987\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5733987\" src=\"https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Untitled-design-2026-06-11T195447-596-1200x675.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/am14.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Untitled-design-2026-06-11T195447-596-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/am14.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Untitled-design-2026-06-11T195447-596-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/am14.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Untitled-design-2026-06-11T195447-596-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/am14.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Untitled-design-2026-06-11T195447-596-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/am14.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Untitled-design-2026-06-11T195447-596-288x162.jpg 288w, https:\/\/am14.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Untitled-design-2026-06-11T195447-596-432x243.jpg 432w, https:\/\/am14.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Untitled-design-2026-06-11T195447-596.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5733987\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">RIGHT: John Cornyn (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite) LEFT: Donald Trump (Mark Schiefelbein\/AP photo)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>President <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> lashed out at former ally Senator <strong>John Cornyn<\/strong> (R-TX), attacking the lawmaker for stalling acting Attorney General <strong>Todd Blanche\u2019s<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/trump-ramps-up-pressure-on-blanche-confirmation-as-cornyn-fires-back\/\">nomination<\/a> to permanently lead the Justice Department.<\/p>\n<p>Cornyn is one of two Republican senators who have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2026\/07\/30\/congress\/john-cornyn-doj-offer-blanche-01016997\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prevented<\/a> Blanche\u2019s nomination from advancing through the Senate Judiciary Committee, with opposition centered on the president\u2019s controversial $1.776 billion compensation fund for January 6 defendants prosecuted under the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>In a lengthy Truth Social <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/117014253232654593\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post<\/a> on Friday, Trump accused the Texas senator of reversing his position on the fund, arguing Cornyn\u2019s opposition only emerged after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/breaking-trump-endorses-ken-paxton-in-texas-gop-primary\/\">Trump backed<\/a> his Republican primary challenger, <strong>Ken Paxton<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5747079\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5747079\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5747079\" src=\"https:\/\/am14.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-at-12-41-22.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"786\" height=\"1016\" srcset=\"https:\/\/am14.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-at-12-41-22.jpg 786w, https:\/\/am14.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-at-12-41-22-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/am14.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-at-12-41-22-768x993.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 786px) 100vw, 786px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5747079\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Screengrab via Truth Social)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cJohn Cornyn never had a problem with the so called \u2018Fund,\u2019 which will not benefit me, but rather the great American Patriots who were hunted down like dogs and whose lives were unfairly and illegally destroyed by the Crooked <strong>Joe Biden<\/strong> Administration, until after I decided to Endorse and Support his Republican Primary opponent in Texas, who easily won the Nomination for the United States Senate,\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Defending the fund, Trump went on to describe its intended recipients as victims of government abuse. He said those prosecuted had been treated unfairly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are suffering still, many ruined, and I felt that they should be given compensation for what has been done to them,\u201d Trump wrote, later adding: \u201cI will always feel that these victims of government abuse should be paid back for what they were forced to endure, their lives have been ruined!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The president also revived his longstanding claims that law enforcement had been \u201cweaponized\u201d against him, referencing the FBI search of his Mar-a-Lago residence. Trump said he had declined any personal compensation despite what he called the \u201cillegal and unprecedented raid,\u201d adding that Cornyn, among other senators, had previously condemned that investigation before changing course after he was defeated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMillions of people agree with me, as was proven in my landslide Presidential win, where this was a major subject of debate, and so did John Cornyn, until he lost his Election to an opponent that I Endorsed,\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTodd Blanche, a good man, should be immediately approved as U.S. Attorney General. Thank you for your attention to this matter!\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>New: The Mediaite One-Sheet &#8220;Newsletter of Newsletters&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>Your daily summary and analysis of what the many, many media newsletters are saying and reporting. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/subscribe\">Subscribe now!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RIGHT: John Cornyn (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite) LEFT: Donald Trump (Mark Schiefelbein\/AP photo) President Donald Trump lashed out at former ally Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), attacking the lawmaker for stalling acting Attorney General Todd Blanche\u2019s nomination to permanently lead the Justice Department. 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