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Jul 30: Trump threatens to withdraw Blanche nomination
FRAMING Coverage broadly emphasized GOP Senators Defying Trump; Washington Examiner and Breitbart News emphasized Thune Leadership Under Fire.
WHAT BOTH SIDES REPORT
- ▸Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis, both Republicans, withheld support for Blanche's nomination. — New York Times, Breitbart News
- ▸Cornyn demanded written assurances to rescind a roughly $1.8 billion DOJ fund tied to Trump's IRS settlement. — Axios, Breitbart News
- ▸Trump said he would have 'no objection' to temporarily withdrawing Blanche's nomination until holdouts leave office. — Axios, NPR Politics
LEFT / CENTER-LEFT
- ▸Washington Post noted Cornyn and Tillis are lame-duck senators leaving after this year, reducing their political vulnerability. — Washington Post
- ▸NPR reported Trump's threat came after a day of fruitless negotiations with the two Republican holdouts. — NPR Politics
- ▸Axios reported Cornyn lost his primary to a Trump-backed challenger, Ken Paxton, earlier this year. — Axios
RIGHT / CENTER-RIGHT
- ▸Bannon told the Washington Examiner that Thune — not Trump — would bear blame if Blanche's nomination collapses. — Washington Examiner
- ▸Breitbart reported Cornyn said the DOJ 'know what they need to do but simply refuse to do it.' — Breitbart News