Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization fund’ is a problem for the GOP

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The episode discusses the political implications of Trump's 'anti-weaponization fund' for the GOP.

A federal court put President Trump’s “anti-weaponization fund” on hold, but Republican leaders on Capitol Hill say they would like to see the president back away from the fund permanently. We discuss why the fund poses a political problem for Republican lawmakers. This episode: voting correspondent Miles Parks, Supreme Court and justice correspondent Carrie Johnson, and White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez. This podcast was produced by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs, and edited by Rachel Baye. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi. Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics . See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

People in this episode

Guests: Miles Parks, Carrie Johnson, Franco Ordoñez

Topics covered

• Trump
• Republican Party
• political issues
• funding
• court decisions

Keywords

• Trump
• anti-weaponization fund
• Republican leaders
• political problem
• court ruling

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Organizations: NPR, Republican, Trump

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