Donald Trump’s push to strong-arm Senate Republicans into scrapping the long-standing “blue slip” tradition for presidential nominees has backfired, with even his usual GOP allies refusing to cave. After publicly insulting 91-year-old Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley, Trump demanded an end to the rule requiring home-state senators’ approval for district court judges and prosecutors. But Republicans, wary of erasing a tool they themselves rely on when out of power, are openly defying him. As Politico reports, GOP senators know ditching blue slips would hand Democrats sweeping power to flood conservative states with judges under a future presidency — leaving Trump with almost nothing to gain from the fight.

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Trump’s demand to kill Senate rule backfires as GOP refuses to cave