Republicans Defeat Attempt to Block President's $1.8 Billion Payout Fund

[dalton99a]

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06/04/us/trump-news

Republicans on Thursday defeated an initial effort by Democrats to bar President Trump from establishing a fund that could compensate his political allies, although more attempts to add such a measure to the party’s immigration crackdown bill were expected later in the day that could draw their support.

The first vote was on a motion by Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York and the minority leader, to send the bill back to committee and add a prohibition on the creation of the fund. It failed 50 to 49, with three Republicans facing re-election — Senators Susan Collins of Maine, Jon Husted of Ohio and Dan Sullivan of Alaska — joining Democrats in support.

Though the Justice Department has said it will no longer pursue Mr. Trump’s plan to establish a $1.8 billion fund pay people who he claims have been victimized by the government, the amendment was a bid by Democrats to force Republicans to cast a politically painful vote on the matter.

“America has never seen a more clear-cut case of corruption than Donald Trump’s slush fund,” Mr. Schumer said as he introduced his motion.

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[yankee87]

1. All Income to tRump

Just deposit all the incoming money to the federal government to tRump directly. Let him be the arbiter of who gets any.

[2naSalit]

2. Seems like...

That's the plan.

[Dave Bowman]

3. Maybe these crooks expect a slice of the pie?

[Harker]

8. They've donned their bibs.

[ShazzieB]

9. They just want to stay in good standing with the King.

The article says it was just a symbolic vote, meant to send a message, Most of the Republicans didn't want to send that particular message to Trump.

Unfortunately, they sent another message, the one that says, "I will always support King Donald even when he's wrong!" They may not have wanted to send that message, either, but it's too late now!

[Dave Bowman]

12. Yeah, they're kissing his butt now but as soon as the pedo creep falls they'll regret what they did.

And it's gonna burn.

[OGBuzz]

4. Just a thought but why doesn't Trump and his many wealthy ass kissers set up the fund themselves?

Why put it on the taxpayers? Pass around the hat fellas, what's a measly 1776 million$ to all you masters of the universe?

[wnylib]

5. Maybe because this is likely just another Trump grift

to take money from the government for himself.

Even if the money really would go to the people that Trump says it will, that doesn't mean that other wealthy people would agree with the idea enough to donate to such a cause. They would not donate large sums unless getting something in return or being threatened with consequences if they don't.

[OGBuzz]

11. This will leave a lot of pissed off Oath Keepers and Proud Boys that won't be getting paid and

everyone knows who suggested there was a big pay day coming.

[in2herbs]

6. Like Sen. Murphy said on Chris Hayes' show: Trump will siphon off money from the top, rename the fund

and the corruption will continue with the blessing of the Rs.

[Karasu]

7. The Republican way.

[Johnny2X2X]

10. Good

Make them not in the mid terms.