Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., responded to President Trump saying he is prepared to keep Todd Blanche as acting attorney general and push for passage of an anti-weaponization bill as opposed to the original anti-weaponization Department of Justice fund.

"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 wrote on X on Saturday.

"It’s unfortunate that Todd Blanche, who I consider qualified for the job, will not be confirmed because of this reversal. Hopefully, we can resolve this by Tuesday," he added.