Republican, 91, feebly fires back after being 'offended' by Trump's deeply personal attacks on his character
Trump, 79, called Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, 91, 'weak and ineffective' in a post on his Truth Social media site Tuesday.
Trump laid out his frustrations in his Tuesday night post, writing that 'because of an ancient, and probably Unconstitutional, 'Custom,' that if you have, even one person in the opposite Party serving in the U.S. Senate, he/she must give consent, thereby completely stopping the opposite Party's Nomination.'
'The only way to beat this Hoax is to appoint a Democrat or, a weak and ineffective Republican,' Trump added.
The attack on Grassley was over an age-old custom of letting senators object to judicial nominees from their home jurisdictions using the 'blue slip.'
The president also argued that 'Senator Grassley must step up, like Crooked Joe Biden did, when he openly broke, at least two times, the 'Blue Slip' Scam, and like others have done over the years, and let our Great Republican Judges and U.S. Attorneys Be Confirmed.'
Grassley responded on at a Judiciary Committee meeting Tuesday.
'Last night, I was surprised to see President Trump on Truth Social go after me and Senate Republicans over what we call the 'blue slip,' the Iowa Republican said.
'I was offended by what the President said, and I'm disappointed that it would result in personal insult,' Grassley continued.
Trump apparently saw the move by Grassley as an affront to his agenda.
Emphasizing how bad this made the GOP look in Trump's eyes, the president said that Grassley should give consent 'Immediately, and not let the Democrats laugh at him and the Republican Party for being weak and ineffective.'
Nearly 150 of Trump's nominees have yet to be confirmed by the Senate, including the president's picks for diplomatic and judicial posts.
Trump has urged the Senate to finish the confirmations before they head back to their states for the month-long August recess break from business in Washington, D.C.
Earlier this week, Grassley posted on X that he was willing to stay in session in the Senate to move Trump's agenda along by getting the picks confirmed.
Known for his unique use of shorthand in social media posts, Grassley wrote on July 27th that, 'If Pres Trump asks us to not take august recess im w him. Democrats hv been slow walking nominations We hv to make up for their wasted time Trump needs his administration in place.'
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