Trump’s Fund and GOP Resistance Turn Congress Into a Late-May Pressure Point
Republican pushback over the anti-weaponization fund is colliding with immigration funding and party control questions.
WASHINGTON | President Donald Trump’s proposed anti-weaponization fund has become a pressure point inside his own party, with Republican senators raising concerns over scope, secrecy and political risk.
Reuters reported that Republican defiance over the fund has set up a confrontation with Trump and delayed immigration-enforcement funding. The Wall Street Journal described the week as a test of Trump’s control over congressional Republicans.
Additional Reporting By: Reuters; Wall Street Journal; Washington Post
What this means
The record to watch is procedural: amendments, committee language, disclosure rules and whether GOP leaders remove or rewrite the fund before moving immigration funding.