Blanche accuses CNN host of asking "gotcha questions" as she presses him on Trump's election interference in Alaska

Published October 25, 2026 2:08PM (EDT)

US Attorney General visits Sunday morning shows to battle with journalists over midterm election concerns. (Kent Nishmura / Getty Images)

Attorney General Todd Blanche lashed out at CNN’s Dana Bash on Sunday after she questioned whether President Donald Trump’s intervention in Alaska’s Senate election could lay the groundwork for overturning results he dislikes.

“Oh, stop it!” Blanche exclaimed during a heated appearance on “ State of the Union .” “You’ve gotta stop it with that! You are not being a real person! Come on man, that is crazy!”

“It is not crazy!” Bash responded.

The confrontation came as Bash pressed Blanche about the Justice Department’s unprecedented lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska ‘s Senate election if Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan loses.…