GOP Refuses to Ban 'Anti-Weaponization' Fund
Republicans said the fund must stay in place to preserve a $70 billion immigration package as Democrats sought to erase it permanently.
- On Thursday, Senate Republicans narrowly blocked a Democratic effort to kill President Donald Trump's $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization' fund, preserving the underlying legislation to fund Trump's immigration crackdown.
- Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer spearheaded the push to eliminate what Democrats call a 'slush fund' for Trump's allies, arguing the fund poses an 'immediate and dire threat' to constitutional order and congressional authority.
- Several Republicans, including Senator Bill Cassidy, proposed amendments to eliminate the fund, citing concerns about political weaponization, though Trump declined Wednesday to clarify whether the resource had been officially terminated.
- The underlying legislation must pass the House before Trump can access taxpayer funds for White House security upgrades, leaving the $1.8 billion fund's fate dependent on further congressional action.
- With November midterm elections five months away, this legislative standoff exposes deep political turmoil among Republicans over loyalty to Trump versus fiscal oversight concerns, threatening party unity ahead of the election cycle.
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GOP refuses to ban Trump fund
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans grappled with the fate of President Donald Trump's sidelined $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund Thursday, barely defeating a Democratic effort to permanently kill the fund and derail a $70 billion bill to pay for Trump's immigration crackdown.
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GOP refuses to ban 'anti-weaponization' fund
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans grappled with the fate of President Donald Trump's sidelined $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund Thursday, barely defeating a Democratic effort to permanently kill the fund and derail a $70 billion bill to pay for Trump's immigration crackdown.
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