{"id":24364,"date":"2026-08-01T17:31:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T12:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=24364"},"modified":"2026-08-01T17:31:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T12:31:47","slug":"trump-vows-to-get-anti-weaponization-fund-passed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=24364","title":{"rendered":"Trump Vows to Get Anti-Weaponization fund &#8216;PASSED&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-body\">\n<div id=\"attachment_5747377\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5747377\" class=\"wp-image-5747377 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3.jpg\" alt=\"composite image from left to right john cornyn trump and thom tillis\" width=\"1250\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/am14.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/am14.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/am14.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3-1200x691.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/am14.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3-768x442.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5747377\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mark Schiefelbein\/Jacquelyn Martin\/Allison Robbert\/AP Photos<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A day after admitting his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/breaking-judge-nullifies-trump-irs-settlement-behind-controversial-weaponization-fund\/\">controversial anti-weaponization<\/a> fund was \u201cdead,\u201d President <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> pledged to get the effort \u201cPASSED\u201d in a fiery Truth Social post slamming Senators <strong>John Cornyn<\/strong> (R-TX) and <strong>Thom Tillis<\/strong> (R-NC).<\/p>\n<p>The president\u2019s apparent pivot came after he spoke about the fund \u2014 which has sparked bipartisan pushback \u2014 at a Friday Cabinet meeting held at Camp David.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, it is dead, but, you know, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/trump-says-he-wishes-1-8-billion-weaponization-fund-wasnt-dead-to-be-honest-with-you\/\">I wish it weren\u2019t<\/a>, to be honest with you,\u201d Trump told a reporter when asked about the fund.<\/p>\n<p>By Saturday morning, Trump insisted<a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/117020029291674756\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> in a Truth Social post<\/a> the $1.8 billion fund would become a reality:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>If Senators Cornyn and Tillis, both upset because I wouldn\u2019t Endorse them (they lost, and quit, respectively!), aren\u2019t going to approve <strong>Todd Blanche<\/strong>, one of the most respected professionals, according to everybody, in the Country, to be the United States Attorney General, then I will keep Todd as Acting A.G., and push hard to get the Anti-Weaponization Bill, which takes care of those who have been so badly treated by the Crooked <strong>Joe Biden<\/strong> (and Obuma!) Administration (I get nothing, although I was treated horribly!), PASSED. Todd Blanche was a voice of reason! It will immediately be back on the table, and I will get it done. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DJT<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The president\u2019s message comes amid a standoff between the lame duck senators and Trump, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/politics\/key-gop-senator-not-prepared-to-support-trumps-ag-nominee-as-vote-looms\/\">with Cornyn<\/a> and Tillis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/tillis-vows-to-end-anti-weaponization-fund-despite-trump-opposition-says-blanche-has-been-thoughtful-and-patient\/\">refusing to vote<\/a> to confirm Blanche as U.S. Attorney General until they get a written guarantee the anti-weaponization fund is dead.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s Justice Department said earlier this summer it would drop the fund amid outcry from both Democrats and Republicans, with critics claiming it would be a taxpayer-fueled \u201cslush fund\u201d for the president\u2019s allies.<\/p>\n<p>Tillis is not seeking re-election while Cornyn lost his primary race to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/breaking-ken-paxton-steamrolls-john-cornyn-after-snagging-trump-endorsement\/\">Trump endorsed Paxton over the incumbent.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>New: The Mediaite One-Sheet &#8220;Newsletter of Newsletters&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>Your daily summary and analysis of what the many, many media newsletters are saying and reporting. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/subscribe\">Subscribe now!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark Schiefelbein\/Jacquelyn Martin\/Allison Robbert\/AP Photos A day after admitting his controversial anti-weaponization fund was \u201cdead,\u201d President Donald Trump pledged to get the effort \u201cPASSED\u201d in a fiery Truth Social post slamming Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Thom Tillis (R-NC). 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