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Behind the mysterious reason Trump foes caved on Blanche
The Senate’s Fake Resistance Is the PointA brief summary of the stuntTwo Republican senators, Thom Tillis and John Cornyn, were reported to be backing Todd Blanche’s confirmation after first threatening to block him unless he promised not to revive Trump’s $1.776 billion slush fund for supporters. Blanche gave them a non-binding statement. That was enough for them to fold. The reporting leaves little room for mystery about what happened next: the Senate got its token drama, and Trump got the confirmation path he wanted.Power Was Never in the Senators’ HandsThe institutional power in this…
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