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Trump says he’ll revive ‘anti-weaponization’ fund if Blanche’s nomination for AG is blocked 87%
8/1/2026, 4:32:07 PM
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Tonight, the battle between President Trump and two Senate Republicans over his pick to be the nation's top law enforcement official is entering its next phase.
Trump continuing to double down on his demand that his $1.8 billion taxpayer-backed anti-weaponization fund is necessary and that Congress pass a bill to make it official.
But in order to get Todd Blanche confirmed as Attorney General, Trump has to drop it because moments after his threats on Truth Social,
Senator Tom Tillis, one of those key votes, responded calling out Trump's reversal on the issue and his insistence on a quote payout pot for punks saying
Blanche won't be confirmed even though he's qualified.
>> Without objection, so ordered.
>> Tuesday is when it's take two for Blanche.
The Senate Judiciary Committee rescheduling his confirmation vote for that day.
The acting Attorney General assuring both Cornyn and Tillis the fund is dead, but they want to see it in writing.
>> Well, it is dead, but you know, I wish it weren't.
>> Trump also suggesting the two Republicans are standing in the way because he didn't endorse them and both lost their primaries because of it.
>> I think that's a convenient but erroneous excuse.
>> It's the president's latest duel with members of his party on Capitol Hill.
Trump also furious with Senate Majority Leader John Thune for not passing his Save America Act despite the Republican leader's insistence there aren't enough votes to make it happen.
>> And Julie Tsirkin joins us now from Bridgewater, New Jersey.
She is traveling with the president.
And Julie, the president appears to be going after his long-time ally and US Attorney for DC, Jeanine Pirro.
Why is that?
>> Yeah, the president is angry at her,
Jose, for dropping the case against two people accused of vandalizing the reflecting pool.
But prosecutors say new evidence shows a botched installation job was to blame instead.
But the administration tonight not ending their course.
Jose?
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