President Trump is now calling on Senate Majority Leader John Thune to get rid of the ‘Blue Slip’ policy so that he can appoint “great Republican Judges and U.S. Attorneys” for positions that need to be filled.
He says the Blue Slip policy is blocking him from doing this and he wants it gone.
Here’s what he wrote:
“Blue Slips” are making it impossible to get great Republican Judges and U.S. Attorneys approved to serve in any state where there is even a single Democrat Senator. If they say no, then it is OVER for that very well qualified Republican candidate. Only a really far left Democrat can be approved. It is shocking that Republicans, under Senator Chuck G, allow this scam to continue. So unfair to Republicans, and not Constitutional.
I am hereby asking Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a fantastic guy, to get something done, ideally the termination of Blue Slips. Too many GREAT REPUBLICANS are being, SENT PACKIN’. None are getting approved!!! President DJT
He tried to get Grassley to end it and he outright refused. We’ll see how well it works with Thune.
MAJOR UPDATE:
BREAKING VIDEO – John Thune REFUSES Trump request on Blue Slip policy