Sen.Thom Tillis, R-N.C., brushed aside President Donald Trump's threat to withdraw Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's nomination on Thursday, arguing the White House must instead honor what he says was an earlier commitment to win his vote."That's his prerogative," Tillis said about Trump’s threat to withdraw Blanche’s nomination.Tillis’ comments come after Trump called out both Tillis and Sen.
John Cornyn, R-Texas, on Truth Social Thursday morning for blocking the president’s efforts to make Blanche the nation’s top prosecutor.He then threatened to pull Blanche’s nomination until the two Republican senators leave office next year — as Tillis is retiring and Cornyn lost his primary in his run for re-election.TRUMP THREATENS TO YANK HIS OWN AG NOMINEE AS GOP REVOLT GROWSSen.
Thom Tillis, R-N.C., is brushing aside President Donald Trump's threat to pull Todd Blanche's nomination, insisting negotiations remain ongoing.(Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images; Ken Cedeno / AFP via Getty Images)Tillis argued Trump cannot resolve this nomination standoff "unless we fulfill what we thought was the commitment from the administration."The North Carolina senator has withheld his support for Blanche unless the administration agrees to permanently eliminate the nearly $2 billion anti-weaponization fund and rewrite Trump's audit immunity language in the settlement agreement.
Negotiations over those demands remain ongoing."The best thing is, take the win, get Blanche confirmed and get this agreement out of the way," Tillis told Fox News Digital.When asked what it would take to get Tillis to vote to confirm Blanche, he said, "exactly what Blanche committed to."TRUMP ADMIN PUSHES BACK ON 'SLUSH FUND' ATTACKS AGAINST ANTI-WEAPONIZATION FUND AND LAYS OUT WHO QUALIFIESActing Attorney General Todd Blanche appears at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., July 15, 2026.(Eric Lee/Getty Images)Tillis stressed ...