‘Oh, Stop It!’: Todd Blanche Cuts Off Dana Bash’s Speculating How Trump’s Alaska Election Lawsuit Could Lead To Another Jan 6
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.
Jack McGeever · Oct 25, 2026 · 5 min read
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.”
Dana Bash asked Attorney General Todd Blanche if DOJ’s Alaska lawsuit is groundwork for President Trump to “overturn the election,” with a January 6th callback for good measure.
Blanche: “You got to stop it with that. You are not being a real person.”
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“No,” Bash responded during their crosstalk. “Why are you yelling at me?”
Blanche argued that the administration was responding to allegations of voter confusion in Alaska, rather than preparing to challenge election results nationwide.
“That is crazy,” Blanche continued.
“It is not crazy,” Bash replied, adding after Blanche started to answer, “I would have said that ‘before Jan. 6.'”
“You asked a question. Let me answer it,” the attorney general responded. “Hold on. You set me up. You set me up with the following question: because the president, because the Department of Justice is concerned that there is an absolute fraud happening in Alaska and he wants to do something about it, you’re saying, ‘Mr. Attorney General, because the president of the United States wants to stop a fraud and confusion is he going to do something crazy?’ That is not a real question.”