Trump Slush Fund Stokes Threat of Republican Revolt

Trump slush fund stokes threat of Republican revolt

The Trump administration's announcement of an "anti-weaponisation" fund has stoked the threat of a rare revolt among the Republican Party, writes Washington Correspondent Jackie Fox.

GOP Rep. Blasts Trump Over 'Slush Fund': 'I'm Going To Do My Job'

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) also addressed an exchange between the president and CNN's Jacqui Heinrich, who is the congressman's fiancée.

Brian Fitzpatrick Torches 'Absurd' Trump Fund After Attacks

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) torched President Donald Trump’s “absurd” $1.8 billion IRS fund following the president personally calling out the congressman in front of his fiancé, Fox News White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich. Fitzpatrick joined CNN’s Michael Smerconish on Saturday to discuss his efforts to kill a $1.776 billion fund being set up as part of a deal for Trump to drop a lawsuit aimed at the IRS. The president sued the agency …

Did Trump Just Create a Political Slush Fund With Taxpayer Money?

May 21, 2026 , ScheerPost Staff What began as a lawsuit over leaked tax returns is now morphing into something far bigger — and far more dangerous. In this chilling breakdown, the so-called $1.776 billion “1776 Fund” is exposed not as a normal legal settlement, but as a potentially unprecedented expansion of executive power dressed up in patriotic branding and constitutional smoke screens. Using a lawsuit that many legal experts considered weak …