Trump dumps $2.5b ‘slush fund for MAGA allies’ after Republican backlash
Donald Trump has abandoned a plan to create a $2.5 billion fund aimed at compensating victims of alleged government weaponization. This decision follows significant backlash from both Republicans and Democrats, who criticized the fund as a means to support Trump's allies. The fund was initially tied to a legal settlement regarding Trump's tax records but has now been scrapped entirely.
- ▪Trump scrapped a plan to award up to $2.5 billion in damages due to backlash from both parties.
- ▪The fund was criticized as a 'slush fund' for Trump’s MAGA allies.
- ▪Acting Attorney-General Todd Blanche confirmed that the US government would not proceed with the fund.
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