Trump: ‘I don’t really blame’ Cornyn for holding up Blanche confirmation

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Trump floats pulling Blanche nomination to circumvent Cornyn, Tillis

Trump floats pulling Blanche nomination to circumvent Cornyn, Tillis

President Trump said Friday that he doesn’t blame Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) for blocking the nomination of Todd Blanche as attorney general because he’s doing it as retaliation for Trump supporting his GOP primary opponent.

“This is being done by a senator, and I don’t really blame him to be honest with you. I endorsed his opponent,” Trump said during his Cabinet meeting at Camp David in Maryland. “The man that lost, the man that I didn’t endorse, has become very angry, and that’s OK.”

“I mean, I understand that,” he continued. “I probably would do the same thing. You want to know the truth: I think I’d do the same........

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