President Donald Trump once again pressured the Senate to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general as soon as possible, considering that the process has been unnecessarily prolonged for political reasons.

During a meeting of his cabinet, the president publicly defended his nominee and assured that Blanche should not be involved in the disputes that are keeping his confirmation in the Upper House stalled.

The statements come amid differences between some Republican senators and the White House, which has delayed the progress of one of the most relevant appointments of the current administration.

Trump comes to Blanche's defense

In front of members of his cabinet, Trump expressed his full support for the lawyer and asked that the process be concluded as soon as possible.

“Todd Blanche is a very, very good man and he should not be in the middle of all this,” said the president.

The president insisted that the Senate must act quickly and maintained that the current situation has turned the interim official into a “pawn” in the political dispute in Washington.

He also criticizes Republicans

In addition to defending Todd Blanche, the president directed criticism at the Republican senator from Texas, John Cornyn, with whom he has had political differences since the primary elections.

Trump recalled that he supported Cornyn's rival during that process and launched a direct criticism of the legislator.

“He lost because of me” and “he has become a very angry person,” declared the president.

Despite this, he acknowledged that he could understand the senator's position, although he reiterated that Blanche's nomination should not continue to be delayed.

“It should be approved… and immediately,” he emphasized.

A day earlier, the president had left open the possibility of temporarily withdrawing Todd Blanche's candidacy and resubmitting it next year, when the terms of John Cornyn and Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina, both considered obstacles to confirmation, end.

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