Trump Orders Republican to Stop Democrats’ Laughter
Former President Donald Trump has publicly urged Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley to eliminate the “blue slip” tradition, which allows home-state senators to block judicial nominees. Trump argued that Democrats would exploit the custom to obstruct Republican picks and called on Grassley to take action to ensure the confirmation of judicial nominees. However, Grassley, who has a history of successfully navigating the blue slip process, has indicated his intention to maintain the tradition. The “blue slip” practice, a decades-old Senate custom, involves senators from a nominee’s home state submitting a blue form indicating their approval or disapproval of the nomination.
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