{"id":12246,"date":"2026-06-01T15:28:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T19:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=12246"},"modified":"2026-06-01T15:41:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T19:41:51","slug":"trump-reportedly-plans-to-scrap-controversial-anti-weaponization-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/featured\/trump-reportedly-plans-to-scrap-controversial-anti-weaponization-fund\/njackson\/2026\/06\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Reportedly Plans To Scrap Controversial Anti-Weaponization Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>President Donald Trump is expected to abandon his controversial $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund following mounting backlash from Republicans, according to a report from Axios&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/06\/01\/trump-weaponization-fund-drop?stream=top\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marc Caputo<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An administration source told Axios that the fund is &#8220;dead for now.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fund was announced by the Department of Justice last month after the Trump administration settled the president&#8217;s lawsuit against the IRS. 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