Trump's 'slush fund' has even loyalists turning against him
Key takeaways
- Blanche was expected to meet with Republican members of Congress to address concerns related to the newly announced $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund and attempts to finalize a reconciliation bill.
- That raises a serious question for our country: How long will Trump let Blanche squat in the attorney general s office?
- Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) called it a slush fund to pay people who assault cops, referring to its potential use to compensate the violent offenders in the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
Blanche was expected to meet with Republican members of Congress to address concerns related to the newly announced $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund and attempts to finalize a reconciliation bill. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is wrapping up his second month in what s supposed to be a temporary job. But after a week spent infuriating Senate Republicans (and just about everyone else), President Trump doesn t seem to be in any rush to name Blanche s permanent successor.
That raises a serious question for our country: How long will Trump let Blanche squat in the attorney general s office?
The odds of Trump nominating a new attorney general are at an all-time low after Blanche s botched effort to sell Republican lawmakers on Trump s $1.8 billion government weaponization fund — a scheme so brazenly self-serving that Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) called it a slush fund to pay people who assault cops, referring to its potential use to compensate the violent offenders in the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) derided it as stupid on stilts.