Trump posts video targeting Murkowski over vote against Blanche confirmation

Published August 8, 2026 9:21am ET | Updated August 8, 2026 9:21am ET



President Donald Trump took aim at Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) on Truth Social Saturday morning, railing against the GOP senator for not voting to confirm Todd Blanche as Attorney General.

Murkowski was one of two Republican Senators, alongside Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), to dissent from the GOP and join Democrats against Blanche’s 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 crossed party lines and voted to confirm President Joe Biden‘s Attorney General Merrick Garland in 2021.

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