Trump Wants Grassley to Tell Dems These Three Words Over 'Blue Slip' Tradition

Leah Barkoukis / Townhall Tipsheet 

 

President Donald Trump on Sunday pressured Sen. Chuck Grassley over the upper chamber’s “blue slip” tradition that’s essentially given Democrats veto power over his ability to nominate judges and U.S. attorneys.    

“I have a Constitutional Right to appoint Judges and U.S. Attorneys, but that RIGHT has been completely taken away from me in States that have just one Democrat United States Senator," he wrote on Truth Social. "This is because of an old and outdated 'custom' known as a BLUE SLIP, that Senator Chuck Grassley, of the Great State of Iowa, refuses to overturn, even though the Democrats, including Crooked Joe Biden (Twice!), have done so on numerous occasions. Therefore, the only candidates that I can get confirmed for these most important positions are, believe it or not, Democrats!"

Trump then urged Grassley to tell Democrats to "go to HELL" over the tradition.

"Chuck Grassley should allow strong Republican candidates to ascend to these very vital and powerful roles, and tell the Democrats, as they often tell us, to go to HELL!" Read more, see X and Truth Social post here.