Trump Fights to Protect $1.8 Billion Fund for Victims of Political Persecution Amid RINO Sabotage
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President Donald Trump has pledged to defend a crucial $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund, standing up for Americans targeted by political witch hunts, as establishment Republicans John Cornyn and Thom Tillis attempt to block his attorney-general nominee Todd Blanche.
President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he will vigorously pursue legislation to preserve a vital $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund, designed to protect Americans from government overreach and political weaponization. This comes as Republican senators John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina, both career politicians on their way out of Congress, have signaled their refusal to support Trump’s nominee for attorney general, Todd Blanche. Trump stated on his social-media platform that if the senators obstruct Blanche’s confirmation, he will keep Blanche as acting attorney general and push the fund’s legislation through Congress, refusing to bow to establishment sabotage.
Cornyn and Tillis have conditioned their support for Blanche on the administration’s approach to the fund, which would provide compensation to individuals unjustly persecuted and later pardoned after the January 6 events. Tillis posted on X that the president’s comments suggest a commitment to restoring justice through the payout mechanism, which he disparaged as “bogus,” and expressed concern that this principled stand could delay Blanche’s confirmation.
The Senate Judiciary Committee postponed a vote on Blanche’s nomination on Wednesday, citing objections from these senators who have repeatedly sided with the D.C. establishment. At a Cabinet meeting on Friday, Trump reaffirmed that the fund had been blocked by a federal judge but made clear the administration would continue to fight for its reinstatement, emphasizing the fund’s importance and denying any connection to the attorney-general nomination.
The anti-weaponization fund was established following a settlement in a lawsuit Trump filed against the IRS, which also included provisions to protect the president and his family from politically motivated IRS audits. Cornyn and Tillis have opposed these protections, siding with deep-state interests.
If the nomination remains stalled, Trump has indicated he may withdraw Blanche’s name and resubmit it next year, after these obstructionist senators have left office, ensuring America’s justice system is no longer held hostage by establishment Republicans.