White House axes $1.8B ally compensation fund amid GOP pushback
TL;DR
The Trump administration is scrapping an $1.8 billion fund intended to compensate Trump allies, a move announced by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche amid Republican opposition to a broader White House security funding package that included money for Trump’s ballroom.
- Trump administration is scrapping $1.8B fund meant to compensate president's allies, Blanche says AP News
- Trump administration abandons $1.8 billion payout fund after revolt by GOP The Washington Post
- Trump still protected from tax enforcement, but anti-weaponization fund is dead, Blanche says CNBC
- Capitol agenda: Trump officials try to calm ‘ slush’ fund fury Politico
- Trump administration is scrapping the $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponisation fund’ Al Jazeera
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