Attorney General Todd Blanche snapped Sunday at CNN anchor Dana Bash after she suggested the Trump administration’s election lawsuit in Alaska could lay the groundwork for another confrontation resembling the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
The heated exchange unfolded during a “State of the Union” interview as Bash pressed Blanche over the Justice Department’s decision to sue Alaska ahead of the Nov. 3, 2026, midterm elections. The lawsuit centers on concerns that two Senate candidates sharing nearly identical names could confuse voters, potentially affecting the outcome of a closely watched race which could tip the balance of power in the upper legislative chamber.
“[L]et’s just talk turkey,” Bash said, before raising the possibility of a scenario in which President Donald Trump attempts to overturn an election result he disputes, “because one of the big questions is whether or not the president is laying the groundwork for a scenario where — whether it’s Alaska or somewhere else — there is, in your words a couple of days ago, a ‘doomsday scenario,’ and we could be in a situation where President Trump tries to overturn the election, and the result of that could be, God forbid, what we saw after Jan. 6. That is one of the fundamental questions—”
“I mean— Oh, stop it!” Blanche cut in. “Oh, you got to stop it with that. You are not being a real person. Come on, man.”
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