GOP Senate leader rejects Trump call for end to bipartisan judicial nomination tradition
Source: CNN
GOP Senate leader rejects Trump call for end to bipartisan judicial nomination tradition
By Morgan Rimmer and Sarah Davis, CNN
3 min read
Published 2:05 PM EDT, Wed July 30, 2025
(CNN) — Senate Majority Leader John Thune on Wednesday rejected President Donald Trump’s call to disregard a Senate tradition to expedite the confirmations of his US attorney and federal judge nominees.
The Republican leader told reporters on Capitol Hill that he doesn’t believe “there’s any strong interest” in doing away with the “blue slip” precedent, which takes into account the views of a nominee’s home state senators before moving forward in the confirmation process.
“I’m happy to hear what Senator [Chuck] Grassley and my colleagues say, but no, I don’t think there’s any strong interest in changing that up here,” the South Dakota Republican said.
The comments come after Trump urged Grassley, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Tuesday to “step up” and break with the tradition to speed up stalled nominees.
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