On Thursday, reports indicated that President Donald Trump was “surprised” by a Wednesday-night Republican revolt, which blocked and delayed the confirmation of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. According to MSNOW, “The White House, for its part, has seemed surprised by the opposition. Blanche has spent weeks meeting with senators, and earlier Wednesday, Trump suggested the confirmation was all but assured. ‘All I can say is Todd Blanche is outstanding, and I thought it was pretty routine because he’s so good,’ Trump said. Trump may be surprised by opposition to Blanche, but MSNOW reports that “the warning signs in the Senate have been building for weeks.