Trump Puts Cornyn and Tillis on Notice Over Blanche — and the Anti-Weaponization Bill

President Trump is growing tired of a pair of lame duck Senators holding the good of the nation hostage over personal grudges.

In a Truth Social post Saturday morning, the President put John Cornyn (R-TX) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) squarely on notice over the nomination of Todd Blanche for Attorney General.

Trump made it clear that their refusal to move Blanche forward won’t stop him. And it just might end with him achieving both things the duo are trying to drag their feet on.

"If Senators Cornyn and Tillis, both upset because I wouldn’t endorse them (they lost, and quit, respectively!), aren’t going to approve Todd Blanche ... to be the United States Attorney General, then I will keep Todd as Acting A.G., and push hard to get the Anti-Weaponization Bill ... PASSED," he wrote.

Trump pointed out why the anti-weaponization bill is important, noting it takes care of those who were persecuted over their political beliefs under the Biden administration.

"Todd Blanche was a voice of reason!" the President added. "It (the weaponization bill) will immediately be back on the table, and I will get it done."

If Senators Cornyn and Tillis, both upset because I wouldn’t Endorse them (they lost, and quit, respectively!), aren’t going to approve Todd Blanche, one of the most respected professionals, according to everybody, in the Country, to be the United States Attorney General, then I… pic.twitter.com/lnXsehQCUF
— Commentary Donald J. Trump Truth Social Posts On X (@TrumpTruthOnX) August 1, 2026

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Cornyn and Tillis are currently blocking Blanche’s confirmation because they want firm, written guarantees that the $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” is permanently shut down. The fund was part of a settlement tied to Trump’s IRS case and was meant to compensate people who claim they were wrongly targeted by the Justice Department.

Both senators, who are leaving office soon, say they won’t move the nomination forward until they get those assurances.

Pretty sure the President just told them both to go pound sand. Break out the sad panda faces, fellas, because Trump might have some wiggle room on this.

Under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, an acting official can generally serve for 210 days, but that period extends for as long as a formal nomination remains pending in the Senate. In Blanche’s case, because he was already the confirmed Deputy Attorney General, legal experts say he can likely continue serving in that capacity for many more months.

While it won't be indefinitely, the game appears to be afoot. Who can hold out longer? Cornyn and Tillis only have five months remaining in the Senate.

Tillis, in full projection mode, responded by calling the targets of Biden's harassment "punks."

Despite comments as late as yesterday that the fund is dead, President Trump clearly intends to resurrect the payout pot for punks either by inappropriately establishing another bogus fund or pushing Congress to vote for a bill that the majority of Republicans in the Senate would… https://t.co/OSoFTAKUkE
— Senator Thom Tillis (@SenThomTillis) August 1, 2026

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... be against. It’s unfortunate that Todd Blanche, who I consider qualified for the job, will not be confirmed because of this reversal. Hopefully, we can resolve this by Tuesday.

"Despite comments as late as yesterday that the fund is dead, President Trump clearly intends to resurrect the payout pot for punks either by inappropriately establishing another bogus fund or pushing Congress to vote for a bill that the majority of Republicans in the Senate would be against," he wrote on X.

"It’s unfortunate that Todd Blanche, who I consider qualified for the job, will not be confirmed because of this reversal. Hopefully, we can resolve this by Tuesday."

Tillis, meanwhile, is the same punk who has been an outspoken critic of the SAVE America Act, arguing that current versions of the bill are fundamentally flawed and impossible to implement in time for the 2026 midterms. He has even threatened to use procedural tactics to stall the legislation if it reaches the Senate floor.

He and Cornyn are grandstanding, of course, to the detriment of the American people, all because of an unwillingness to recognize they are dinosaurs in the Republican Party, heading toward obscurity in the private sector.

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