WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s pick to lead an office charged with protecting federal whistleblowers appeared to be in jeopardy on Tuesday after Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he hoped the White House would withdraw the nomination.

Paul Ingrassia, 30, allegedly described himself as having a ‘Nazi streak’ in text messages that may have sunk his nomination for special counsel

Paul Ingrassia, who is set to have his Senate confirmation hearing to head the whistleblower agency on Thursday, fired off the messages in a text exchange with a half-dozen fellow Republicans last

Paul Ingrassia’s nomination to lead the Office of Special Counsel is dead on arrival in the Senate, per Senate Majority Leader John Thune, who declared Monday night that “he’s not going to pass” after Politico reported on racist text messages allegedly sent by Ingrassia to a group chat.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) told reporters Monday that the White House should pull back President Trump’s nomination of Paul Ingrassia to head the Office of Special Counsel after Republican senators said they would not vote for him.

The 30-year-old lawyer was slated to appear before senators on Thursday. His move comes after POLITICO reported comments he made in a text chat with fellow Republicans.