The Republican majority in the Senate is in total chaos because Donald Trump is trying to use a DOJ settlement fund as a slush fund to pay his friends. In less than a day, Senate Republicans signaled they would strip taxpayer money for Trump’s ballroom from the reconciliation bill.
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Senate Republicans then confronted acting AG Todd Blanche about Trump’s corrupt slush fund. The slush fund caused so much division and chaos that the reconciliation bill to fund ICE and the Border Patrol failed to pass and has now been delayed until June.
Republicans are actively seeking ways to end Trump’s slush fund, which is shrinking their majority.
Andrew Desiderio of Punchbowl News posted on X:
Text from a Republican senator earlier: “Our majority is melting before our eyes. » Many Rs believe that Trump is responsible for this, creating more “free agents” out of a selfish desire to purge Rs who are not considered loyal enough.
Trump broke the Republican majority in the Senate and Democrats are ready to take advantage.