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  1. The Guardian | Trump reportedly mulling retreat from $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponization’ fund by George Chidi and Roque Planas

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    Donald Trump is reportedly reconsidering whether to continue pursuing a $1.8 billion "anti‑weaponization" fund meant to compensate allies after a court‑ordered pause by the Justice Department; the fund, announced as part of a settlement in Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS, has sparked fierce political backlash, with Republicans warning of a lack of oversight and the potential to pay participants in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, while Senate Democrats, led by Chuck Schumer, have denounced it as the president’s most brazen act of self‑dealing and vowed to force a vote to block payments, preserve records, and hold hearings. Legal challenges have already temporarily blocked disbursements after a lawsuit by Democracy Forward, and figures such as Senate Majority Leader John Thune and former Vice President Mike Pence have urged the administration to shut the fund down, with several states proposing taxes on any distributions.

    Read more: theguardian.com/us-news/2026/j

    #DonaldTrump #JohnThune #ChuckSchumer #IRS #uspolitics #MikePence

  2. #Trump reportedly felt most comfortable w/ #ChrisChristie, but his daughter #Ivanka held a grudge against the fmr prosecutor, who had helped send her father-in-law, #CharlesKushner, to #jail. #NewtGingrich was a pass since an ex-wife had called the congressman out for cheating, & Trump had already secured the #adulterer vote. #MikePence, a #BibleThumping outsider, seemed like a boring long shot… until fate intervened.

    #MaleSupremacy #misogyny #sexism #heterosexism #JDVance

  3. How could Team #Trump think #JDVance was a winning idea? The answer could lie in a parallel moment 8 yrs ago, the last time Trump had to decide on a running mate. It was the summer of 2016, & the then #realityTV host had whittled the field down to 3 final contenders: fmr Speaker of the House #NewtGingrich, then-NJ Gov #ChrisChristie, & Gov #MikePence of Indiana.

    #MaleSupremacy #misogyny #sexism #heterosexism

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