Donald J. Trump unleashed a perfect example in saying, “I am in control” while doing the opposite on Truth Social. Trump opened by canonizing Blanche as a “STAR” and a potential all-time-great AG — for a job Blanche doesn’t currently have and, per his very post, isn’t getting anytime soon.
Then comes the real tell: Trump claims he “refused to endorse” Cornyn and Thom Tillis and that he personally “ended” their political careers. This is backward. Cornyn is the one holding Blanche’s nomination hostage right now — the guy with actual leverage — and Trump’s response is to retroactively claim credit for a primary loss as if it were some 4D chess move, rather than admit two sitting Republican senators are just ignoring his stupid ass.
Then there’s this gem: “Todd’s name” can be “withdrawn” and Blanche will just stay Acting AG indefinitely, then get “put back” once Cornyn and Tillis are “out of office.”
That’s not a threat; that’s a concession speech, Mr. President, sir. He’s basically saying “if I don’t get my way, we’ll just leave the DOJ leadership in a legally ambiguous holding pattern until my problems retire,” which is a wild flex for a guy who’s supposedly still running Washington.