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Report: Trump Admin to Drop $1.8B Anti-Weaponization Fund

Was the fund a corrupt presidential slush fund or a legitimate relief effort?

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Report: Trump Admin to Drop $1.8B Anti-Weaponization Fund

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Above: John Thune (R-SD) heads to the Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on June 1, 2026. Image credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

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Anti-Trump narrative

The $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund was a corrupt scheme to funnel taxpayer money to Trump's allies. Courts blocked it, bipartisan senators revolted and the reconciliation bill nearly collapsed because of it. Banning this kind of presidential slush fund in law is the only real fix — Trump's word alone means nothing.

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Pro-Trump narrative

Senate Republicans caved on the anti-weaponization fund despite the acting attorney general's confirmation that it wouldn't benefit Trump, his family or any violent Jan. 6 offenders. These are the same senators who approved $500K for themselves after suffering Democrat government targeting, then turned their backs on everyday Americans seeking the same relief.

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