Why do we have to pay into the new Anti-Weaponization Fund?
From Search Engine by PJ Vogt
May 29, 2026 · 40 min · Episode 142
About this episode
The episode discusses the creation of a new Anti-Weaponization Fund and its implications with investigative reporter Jesse Eisinger.
The President has created a 1.776 billion dollar fund of taxpayer money he can direct to whoever he wants. Huh? How did this happen, and what might happen next? We talk to Pro Publica’s Jesse Eisinger, an investigative reporter who has played a strange role in this whole story. Listen to our series with Jesse: Why is it so hard to tax billionaires? (Part 1) and (Part 2) Check out the new ProPublica podcast Paper Trail . Support the show!
People in this episode
Host: PJ Vogt
Guest: Jesse Eisinger
Topics covered
- government funding
- taxation
- investigative journalism
- billionaires
- public policy
Keywords
- Anti-Weaponization Fund
- taxpayer money
- Jesse Eisinger
- Pro Publica
- billionaires
- government funding
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Pro Publica, ProPublica
Places: United States
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