{"id":2642127,"date":"2026-08-08T09:58:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T13:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-posts-video-targeting-murkowski-over-vote-against-blanche-confirmation\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T10:01:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:01:20","slug":"trump-posts-video-targeting-murkowski-over-vote-against-blanche-confirmation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-posts-video-targeting-murkowski-over-vote-against-blanche-confirmation\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump posts video targeting Murkowski over vote against Blanche confirmation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-posts-video-targeting-murkowski-over-vote-against-blanche-confirmation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2642127&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>president Donald Trump criticized Senator Lisa Murkowski on Truth Social for voting against Todd Blanche&#8217;s confirmation as Attorney General. Murkowski,along with Senator Susan Collins,was one of onyl two Republicans to oppose Blanche\u2019s confirmation,which passed by a narrow 50-49 vote. Both murkowski and Collins also supported Biden\u2019s Attorney General Merrick Garland in 2021. Trump amplified his disapproval by posting a video contrasting Murkowski\u2019s vote against Blanche with her vote to confirm Garland, and also shared a screenshot labeling her as a \u201ctraitor\u201d for her decision. Murkowski explained her vote by expressing concerns about Blanche\u2019s ability to check the worst impulses of the management and criticized the politicization of the Department of Justice. Blanche thanked the Senate for confirming him and expressed his honor to serve as Attorney general, acknowledging the support from his colleagues. The confirmation process involved GOP senators overcoming some internal disagreements, with Cassidy and others ultimately voting in favor to confirm Blanche before the August recess.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> took aim at Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lisa-murkowski\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"2303\">Lisa Murkowski<\/a> (R-AK) on Truth Social Saturday morning, railing against the GOP senator for not voting to confirm <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/todd-blanche\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"20883\">Todd Blanche <\/a>as Attorney General.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Murkowski was one of two Republican Senators, alongside Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/susan-collins\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1302\">Susan Collins<\/a> (R-ME), to dissent from the GOP and join Democrats against Blanche\u2019s confirmation, which the Senate passed by a vote of 50-49 early Saturday morning. Murkowski and Collins were also two of 20 GOP Senators who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jamie-raskin-second-trump-impeachment-a-dramatic-success-trumps-lawyers-explosive-and-deranged\/\" title=\"Jamie Raskin: Second ... Impeachment A \u2018Dramatic Success,\u2019 ...\u2019s Lawyers \u2018Explosive And Deranged\u2019\">crossed party lines<\/a> and voted to confirm President<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"471\"> Joe Biden<\/a>\u2018s Attorney General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/merrick-garland\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"682\">Merrick Garland<\/a> in 2021.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4680128\/trump-video-murkowski-blanche-confirmation\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump posts video targeting Murkowski over vote against Blanche confirmation<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4680065\/senate-confirms-todd-blanche-attorney-general-august-break\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Senate confirms Todd Blanche as attorney general before August break<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4680005\/senate-gop-punts-party-line-budget-fight-august-recess\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Senate GOP punts party-line budget fight until after August recess<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For her vote against Blanche but for Garland, Trump took to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/truth-social\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"11116\">Truth Social<\/a> to shade Murkowski. The president posted a video with a still image of Murkowski next to a video clip of Garland as he held a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/758761\/doj-moves-to-unseal-fbis-trump-raid-warrant-ag-garland-announces\/\">2022 press conference announcing<\/a> that Biden\u2019s DOJ would be unsealing the FBI\u2019s search warrant, which Garland <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/garland-statement-wake-of-fbi-trump-raid\">personally approved<\/a>, that was used in the raid of Trump\u2019s home at Mar-a-Lago.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere are, however, certain points I want you to know. First, I personally approve the decision to seek a search warrant in this matter. Second, the Department does not take such a decision lightly,\u201d Garland said in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/117059577812036128\">clip<\/a> that Trump posted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump also <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/117059578415762701\">posted a screenshot<\/a> of another user\u2019s social media post that called Murkowski \u201cowned\u201d and a \u201ctraitor\u201d for her decision to vote \u201cno\u201d on Blanche\u2019s confirmation on the grounds of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4678874\/lisa-murkowski-no-todd-blanche-confirmation-vote\/\">weaponization of justice concerns<\/a>, while she voted for Garland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Murkowski <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4678874\/lisa-murkowski-no-todd-blanche-confirmation-vote\/\">announced her decision<\/a> to vote against Blanche\u2019s confirmation on Friday, saying she doesn\u2019t believe he will be able to \u201ccheck the worst impulses of this administration.\u201d She did, however, call Blanche \u201cdecent and capable.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe politicization \u2014 even weaponization \u2014 of the Department did not start with this administration but has accelerated during it,\u201d Murkowski said in her <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/lisamurkowski\/status\/2085667540265504961?s=20\">statement<\/a> on her vote. \u201cI take issue with the handling of the release of the Epstein files; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/todd-blanches-attorney-general-confirmation-hanging-in-the-balance-after-2nd-republican-announces-opposition\/\" title=\"...s ... ... Hanging in the Balance After 2nd Republican Announces Opposition\">sweeping immunity protections granted<\/a> to the President, his family, and their businesses; the statements that have been made to anti-abortion groups; and the repeated targeting of individuals ranging from former administration staff to sitting U.S. Senators.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blanche gave his gratitude to the Senate for staying late into early Saturday morning ahead of the chamber\u2019s August recess to hold the confirmation vote in a statement Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am deeply honored by the trust and confidence President Trump has placed in me to lead the Department of Justice as our great nation\u2019s 88th Attorney General,\u201d Blanche said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4680065\/senate-confirms-todd-blanche-attorney-general-august-break\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4680065\/senate-confirms-todd-blanche-attorney-general-august-break\/\">SENATE CONFIRMS TODD BLANCHE AS ATTORNEY GENERAL BEFORE AUGUST BREAK<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTo the dedicated public servants of the Department of Justice, thank you for your work each day to uphold the law and keep our country safe,\u201d Blanche continued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blanche\u2019s written agreement to kill the \u201canti-weaponization\u201d fund swung GOP Sens. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-cornyn\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"965\">John Cornyn<\/a> (R-TX) and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/thom-tillis\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"973\">Thom Tillis<\/a> (R-NC) in favor of voting to confirm Blanche this week. Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bill-cassidy\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"2103\">Bill Cassidy<\/a> (R-LA), the last holdout on the confirmation, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4679054\/bill-cassidy-todd-blanche-nomination-attorney-general\/\">announced<\/a> in a floor speech on Friday that he would also be voting in favor, paving the way for Blanche\u2019s confirmation on Saturday. Republicans could only afford to lose two votes on the Blanche nomination due to Sen. Mitch McConnell\u2019s (R-KY) absence from the chamber.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump criticizes Murkowski on Truth Social over Attorney General vote<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2642128,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Lisa-Murkowski-June-2025-scaled-e1780364948411.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[45089,3634,50531],"class_list":["post-2642127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-murkowski","tag-trump","tag-video-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Lisa-Murkowski-June-2025-scaled-e1780364948411.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2642127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2642127"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2642127\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2642135,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2642127\/revisions\/2642135"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2642128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2642127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2642127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2642127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}