Steve Bannon predicts Todd Blanche fight could be final straw for Trump’s relationship with Thune
Thune has repeatedly said there is insufficient Democratic support to overcome the Senate’s 60-vote filibuster and insufficient Republican support to eliminate it. Republicans have a 53-47 majority in the Senate.That simmering frustration has now collided with Blanche’s nomination to become attorney general after serving in the role on an acting basis.Cornyn and Tilis are demanding that Blanche and the Justice Department amend an IRS settlement over Trump’s leaked tax returns. The duo wants the agreement to nix the creation of a $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund that could have paid out to Jan.
- ▪Thune has repeatedly said there is insufficient Democratic support to overcome the Senate’s 60-vote filibuster and insufficient Republican support to eliminate it.
- ▪Republicans have a 53-47 majority in the Senate.That simmering frustration has now collided with Blanche’s nomination to become attorney general after serving in the role on an acting basis.Cornyn and Tilis are demanding that Blanche and th
- ▪The duo wants the agreement to nix the creation of a $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund that could have paid out to Jan.
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EXCLUSIVE — Steve Bannon is predicting that President Donald Trump’s increasingly strained relationship with Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is headed toward an irreparable break, arguing that a showdown over acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination may be the final straw.Bannon, Trump’s former chief strategist and a close outside ally, told the Washington Examiner that Thune — not Trump — will be blamed if Blanche’s nomination collapses because of resistance from Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Thom Tillis (R-NC).
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