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Trump not only said the "anti-weaponization fund" was off the table, but he would keep Blanche in the acting AG role and push to pass the fund if the two senators who oppose it don't vote for Blanche. "If Senators Cornyn and Tillis, both upset because I wouldn't Endorse them (they lost, and quit, respectively!), aren't going to approve Todd Blanche, one of the most respected professionals, according to everybody, in the Country, to be the United States Attorney General, then I will keep Todd as Acting A.G., and push hard to get the Anti-Weaponization Bill, which takes care of those who have been so badly treated by the Crooked Joe Biden (and Obuma!) Administration (I get nothing, although I was treated horribly!), PASSED," the president wrote Saturday morning on Truth Social . It will immediately be back on the table, and I will get it done." Tillis responded to the ultimatum Saturday. "Despite comments as late as yesterday that the fund is dead, President Trump clearly intends to resurrect the payout pot for punks either by inappropriately establishing another bogus fund or pushing Congress to vote for a bill that the majority of Republicans in the Senate would be against," Tillis posted on X . "It's unfortunate that Todd Blanche, who I consider qualified for the job, will not be confirmed because of this reversal.