Ryan Lucas

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135 appearances 4 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 4 Sep

Ryan Lucas’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Up First from NPR · Trump Says Hamas Will Disarm, Blanche Faces GOP Pushback, Economic Outlook · 31 Jul 2026 podcast

The two sides have been negotiating for days, but the senators say they still don't have the assurances they need to get to yes. voice-verified

Well, look, either way, Blanche would be in charge of the Justice Department. voice-verified

Either he gets confirmed or he'll stay on as the acting attorney general. voice-verified

And to be clear, the White House hasn't actually withdrawn his nomination yet. voice-verified

But look, Trump's suggestion was that he could temporarily withdraw Blanche's nomination if Cornyn and Tillis don't back down. voice-verified

And Trump said he then could just put Blanche back up for the job once Tillis and Cornyn are out of office. voice-verified

And yes, both senators are leaving office at the end of the year in no small part because of Trump. voice-verified

Trump is even crowed about that. voice-verified

He pointed out that he had refused to endorse either Cornyn or Tillis, and he said that he may have ended their political careers. voice-verified

Trump, in fact, endorsed Cornyn's primary challenger, which was a significant blow to Cornyn's ultimately unsuccessful reelection bid. voice-verified

But there is a risk to Trump's gambit here if he follows through. voice-verified

And that's because there's no guarantee that the Senate math is any better after the midterms. voice-verified

But Cornyn and Tillis, as I said, they are leaving office at the end of the year. voice-verified

And now we see them sticking to their demands on Blanche. voice-verified

Both sides, the Justice Department and the senators, say they are trying to work all of this out. voice-verified

Look, I can't speak to the broader internal politics of the GOP, but focusing just on Blanche's nomination, he does have the support of the other 10 Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee. voice-verified

But there are a number of senators in the full Republican caucus that have similar concerns about this Trump-IRS deal as Cornyn and Tillis. voice-verified

Cornyn also had this to say to reporters yesterday about efforts to resolve all of this. voice-verified

I don't know who, but this doesn't need to be this hard. voice-verified

I think it's worth stressing here that Trump would rather at this point withdraw Blanche's nomination than provide guarantees about the tax immunity deal that benefits him, benefits his family, and their businesses. voice-verified

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