Trump says he could pull Blanche's attorney general nomination until GOP holdouts leave
In a post on social media, President Trump threatened to pull acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's nomination to serve permanently in the role until two Senate Republicans who are withholding their support leave office next year. NBC News' Julie Tsirkin reports from Capitol Hil.
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated politics brief. The source report from NBC News says: In a post on social media, President Trump threatened to pull acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's nomination to serve permanently in the role until two Senate Republicans who are withholding their support leave office next year. NBC News' Julie Tsirkin reports from Capitol Hil.
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- Primary source: NBC News
- Published: Jul 30, 2026, 4:10 PM UTC
- Coverage area: Politics
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