Republican senators face test over Todd Blanche confirmation
President Donald J. Trump nominated Todd Blanche to serve as acting attorney general on June 9, 2026. Blanche's nomination forces Republican senators to choose between party unity and defections, with Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski singled out as potential swing votes. Confirmation would place a Justice Department leader aligned with President Trump at the helm and could reshape oversight of investigations into the president and his allies.
Trump officially nominated Todd Blanche to be Attorney General permanently. “Attorney General” might appear on his business card, but we all know his job description will stay the same: Trump’s fixer, bagman, hired gun. We will fight his confirmation relentlessly.
Let’s hope you back up your words with action this time!
Maybe a strongly worded letter works among your champagne elitist crowd, but we’re going to need more than that to stop Blanche. Any chance you can get out of the way and a real fighter can lead? #feckless
Get your caucus on the record now that all y'all are voting no. @schumer.senate.gov @kaine.senate.gov @slotkin.senate.gov @markwarner.bsky.social @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @chrismurphyct.bsky.social @repsuhas.bsky.social @thirdway.bsky.social #DumpChuck
‘Relentlessly’ means you stop all business in the Senate until his confirmation is pulled. But you won’t do that. So it’s not ‘relentless’. Fight for real, not for show.