'Sh*tshow': Todd Blanche's Meeting With Senate Republicans Did Not Go Well

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Source: MEDIAite

May 21st, 2026, 1:46 pm


Capitol Hill reporters all agree: Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s meeting with Senate Republicans on Thursday did not go well. Blanche sat down with the GOP caucus in the upper chamber to discuss the nearly $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” his Department of Justice will operate as part of a settlement President Donald Trump reached with the IRS. The cash will be doled out to those whom commissioners, appointed by Blanche, deem victims of unfair treatment by the government.

The settlement also shields Trump, his family, and the Trump Organization from further action by the IRS.nnA number of Republican lawmakers have expressed concern over the agreement writ large and the fund in particular, as administration officials refuse to promise that the cash will be withheld from violent rioters who assaulted law enforcement officers on January 6. And it doesn’t sound like Blanche assuaged their concerns on Thursday.

“Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is facing stiff resistance over the $1.8 billlion [fund] [sic] in tense Senate GOP meeting, I’m told,” tweeted CNN’s Manu Raju early on Thursday afternoon. “Rs also warn that a major immigration enforcement/reconcilation [sic] bill they want to pass could be derailed with the issue hovering.”

Just asked John Thune if the $1.8B fund should be eliminated. He said: ‘I don’t have anything for you.’ He didn’t answer as he entered his office if the reconciliation bill will pass Senate this week,” added Raju. “Am told most senators voiced opposition to the fund — hardly any came to its defense. Lot of unhappy Rs about the $1.8B fund.”

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[bucolic_frolic]

1. Paying crooks is some serious demented, distorted, upside down legal theory

GOP was against Welfare Queens and now they want to reward criminals? And not like bread thieves ... violent people, convicted felons.

I don't think taxpayers will stand for it.

[travelingthrulife]

4. And directly violates the 14th amendment, right?

[angrychair]

2. Sorry, don't buy it

Anyone hanging their hat on "Republican unrest" is being played.
This is foremost a cult. Republicans in the House get erect just heating his name. They often list "licking the bottom of Donald Trump's shoe" as the greatest thing that has ever happened in their life.

If I had bank account with money in it, I would bet it all that they will come back from their break towing the company line and demanding it be approved immediately.
Their loyalty is to him and him alone.

[underpants]

3. I don't know. This is a big bite of a 💩 sandwich. Daily.

They have to go back to their home states. They may not be eating corn dogs at a county fair but even their 50 year old bourbon crowd is going to give them shit about it

He’s pushing it. Way too much. Even for him.

[angrychair]

6. They don't care about constitutes

As long as he supports them, rank and file Republicans will do as they are told. I mean there are Republican members of Congress that haven't met with people in their districts in years. They always get reelected. Republicans in Congress think more about that inch between their butt cheeks then they do their voters.

[travelingthrulife]

5. When they start to admit to whatever Trump is blackmailing them for, then I will

start to believe they have found their spines.