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President Trump told Bloomberg on Thursday that Attorney General Jeff Sessions' job is safe until after the midterm elections, but he declined to say whether he'd keep Sessions beyond November. 

The backdrop: The interview comes after Trump recently escalated attacks against Sessions in a Fox news interview, describing him as "scared stiff" and "Missing in Action."  Republican Senators Lindsey Graham (S.C.) and Chuck Grassley (Iowa) also signaled last week that Trump may fire him after the midterms. 

Trump says Jeff Sessions' job is safe until after the midterms

But he declined to say whether he'd keep his AG beyond November.

President Donald Trump and Jeff Sessions after before his swearing in ceremony last year. Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images

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President Trump <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="told Bloomberg" data-vars-click-url="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-30/trump-says-sessions-is-safe-at-least-until-the-november-election" data-vars-content-id="496dbffd-33ff-478d-875e-879a6657e2a3" data-vars-headline="Trump says Jeff Sessions&#x27; job is safe until after the midterms" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-30/trump-says-sessions-is-safe-at-least-until-the-november-election" target="_blank">told Bloomberg</a> on Thursday that Attorney General Jeff Sessions&#x27; job is safe until after the midterm elections, but he declined to say whether he&#x27;d keep Sessions beyond November. The backdrop: The interview comes after Trump recently escalated attacks against Sessions in <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="a Fox news interview" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/jeff-sessions-trump-justice-department-16c42a8b-6c77-4eab-bb8f-8b3813759982.html" data-vars-content-id="496dbffd-33ff-478d-875e-879a6657e2a3" data-vars-headline="Trump says Jeff Sessions&#x27; job is safe until after the midterms" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/jeff-sessions-trump-justice-department-16c42a8b-6c77-4eab-bb8f-8b3813759982.html" target="_self">a Fox news interview</a>, describing him as &quot;<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="scared stiff&quot; and &quot;Missing in Action." data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/trump-slams-sessions-as-scared-stiff--41453085-ac07-4f02-8afe-9fc1e4d87d3f.html" data-vars-content-id="496dbffd-33ff-478d-875e-879a6657e2a3" data-vars-headline="Trump says Jeff Sessions&#x27; job is safe until after the midterms" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/trump-slams-sessions-as-scared-stiff--41453085-ac07-4f02-8afe-9fc1e4d87d3f.html" target="_self">scared stiff&quot; and &quot;Missing in Action.</a>&quot; Republican Senators Lindsey Graham (S.C.) and Chuck Grassley (Iowa) <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="also signaled last week" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/jeff-sessions-trump-justice-department-16c42a8b-6c77-4eab-bb8f-8b3813759982.html" data-vars-content-id="496dbffd-33ff-478d-875e-879a6657e2a3" data-vars-headline="Trump says Jeff Sessions&#x27; job is safe until after the midterms" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/jeff-sessions-trump-justice-department-16c42a8b-6c77-4eab-bb8f-8b3813759982.html" target="_self">also signaled last week</a> that Trump may fire him after the midterms.

President Biden has made the COVID-19 crisis and a post-Trump return to national unity and traditional democratic ideals his top priorities. From vaccinations to stimulus to schools, Biden is seeking bipartisan compromise while showing a willingness to use executive authority and bare Democratic majorities in the U.S. House and Senate to implement his policies. Republican leaders are navigating deep party divisions over if and how to move beyond former President Trump.

Trump says Jeff Sessions' job is safe until after the midterms

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