Washington, DC (RI) — Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is expressing frustration over one of President Trump’s social media posts.
Trump says a tradition in the Senate is keeping him from nominating highly qualified judges and federal prosecutors. So-called “blue slip” objections let senators block nominees from their home state. Trump says Grassley — as chairman of the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee — could override those objections with a mere flick of his pen.
Trump reposted another person’s comment on Truth Social that referred to Grassley as sneaky and a “Republican In Name Only.”
And Trump promoted another post that said it was time to dethrone the kings, like the 91-year-old Grassley.
Trump, in his own Truth Social post, said he got Grassley reelected in 2022 by endorsing Grassley when he was down by a lot. And Trump said Democrats were laughing at Grassley’s decision to abide by an ancient Senate custom. Other Republicans in the Senate have joined Grassley in defending it.
Wednesday night, a spokesman for Grassley said the input from home state senators is part of what other senators consider when voting on federal district court judges and U.S. Attorneys.
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