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Republican and Democrat voters agree in nearly equal numbers they oppose President Donald Trump's anti-weaponization fund ...

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"An American outrage": Bruce Springsteen weighs in on Trump's $1.776B "anti-weaponization fund" that could go to Jan. 6 rioters.

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-- Ryan J. Reilly "paints a vivid and urgent portrait of ... disarray" (@ryanjreilly.com) 1:16 PM · May 28, 2026

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As I posted previously in a thread here ...

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Key Facts

- - - A poll by the Economist/YouGov found a majority of Republicans (52%) and a plurality of MAGA supporters (45%) oppose the fund set up to offer payouts to people who believe they've been wronged by the government

- - - Only 24% of Republicans support it and 24% aren't sure, while 32% of MAGA Republicans support the fund and 24% aren't sure.

- - - The numbers are similar for Democrats: 25% support the fund, 56% oppose it and 19% aren't sure (the poll of 1,520 U.S. adults was conducted May 22-26 and has a margin of error of 3.6).

- - - Overall, 49% of respondents oppose the fund, 24% support it, and 27% aren't sure.

- - - The poll comes after a revolt among Republicans in Washington against Trump's anti-weaponization fund derailed a vote last week on an immigration-enforcement bill that would have also funded Trump's ballroom project. ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-05-29 12:12 AM | Reply

Yeah, Election Day results are going to be interesting, at a minimum.

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-05-29 12:13 AM | Reply

Newsflash! Fascists in Congress don't care what voters or even their own constituents want!

#3 | Posted by danni at 2026-05-29 10:21 AM | Reply

He'll always have Visitor and BJ no matter what he does.

He could "stand in the middle of 5th Ave shoot someone" and not lose their votes.

#4 | Posted by Corky at 2026-05-29 11:14 AM | Reply

Big deal. The payments to his nascent army of mercenary election goons will be made. After the election interference in swing districts, Der Dotard will then pardon each and every one of these criminal. J6 was planned far in advance. Those same schemers are planning on disrupting the November elections, with Trump leading the planning...

#5 | Posted by catdog at 2026-05-29 11:44 AM | Reply

Maybe it has something to do with the fact that it's actually a pro-weaponization fund?

What a waste of taxpayer money, especially since Jan 6'ers end up back in prison anyway.

#6 | Posted by Derek_Wildstar at 2026-05-29 12:21 PM | Reply

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