Wednesday, May 20, 2026

“It Was Very Well Received”

"In just one day, a conquered — and, consequently, unbridled — Sen. Bill Cassidy joined Democrats to become the 50th yes vote on a war powers resolution, opposed Trump’s ballroom funding in reconciliation and called Trump’s freshly picked Paxton a “felon.” And that was just day three of Cassidy unchained.

"Cassidy is not alone. Trump’s ballroom funding is stalled, the SAVE America Act is mired in the Senate and Majority Leader John Thune is pushing back on his desire to fire the parliamentarian. That’s not to mention the pushback even from the likes of the friendlier senator from Louisiana, John Kennedy, who expressed doubt about the Justice Department’s $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund."
The entire House is up for reelection. It’s like Trump doesn’t even care. Promises made, promises kept.
MacFarlane: There are so many Republicans coming out against this thing. It appears to me that this slush fund is like as popular as poison ivy or a dinner plate full of vegetables. Nobody is claiming ownership of this thing. I have zero statements of support for this fund from any congressional Republicans.
"Coming out against it;” doing something against it = wishing in one hand, or doing something in the other.
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick on how to end Trump’s weaponization fund:

Fitzpatrick: We have to figure out the source of the fund. Is it an appropriation from last year? Where did the money come from and what limitations were put around that money? Are there constitutional questions? Are there statutory questions? What falls within Article I authority? These are all the things we’re trying to unpack now.

MacFarlane: Do you think this is something your constituents would want you to fight for?

Fitzpatrick: A hundred percent. Listen, I think constituents across America want the same things for the most part. We’re trying to restore trust in the institution. That’s why I partner with everyone from Tim Burchett to AOC on banning members of Congress from trading stocks.

We’re trying to take steps—ending gerrymandering, for example—to bridge the divide between the public and the institution, and things like this just move us backwards. So that’s why step one is that all of us—journalists, members of Congress—we have to unpack what exactly this is. Right now, we just have some top-line sound bites.

We don’t know what the source of the funding is, what legal authority it’s based on, whether there’s a precedent, and if there isn’t, why not. What falls within the court’s jurisdiction in terms of constitutional review? This is what we’re trying to get our arms around.

But step one is a letter stating our position to the acting attorney general. And my staff is working on legislation. We’ll work with legislative counsel to figure out what our options are, and that’s why we have to get to the source of the funding—to know what our jurisdiction is and how we can respond to it.
That’s what I want to hear about; not Collins-esque “concern.” Collins concerned, or actually concerned? That’s the dividing line.
McGovern: It took us forever to compensate the victims of 9/11, and here you have this $1.8 billion slush fund that doesn’t go through any committees or hearings. All of a sudden, they have the money to compensate convicted felons—people who attacked our democracy and tried to overthrow a free and fair election.

This is the most corrupt administration in our history.
I’ll allow it. There’s another ad. Grampa skipped his nap. They really aren’t very bright.
Q: Do you have a response to people who are critical of your settlement over the IRS case?

TRUMP: It was the most violent thing I've ever seen in politics -- what they did. And yet if I say, 'let's look at this one,' they say, 'Weaponization! Weaponization!' We think anybody involved in that process should partake. You're talking about peanuts.
His egg is cracked and everything has leaked out.
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