What is Trumps $1.8bn anti-weaponisation fund? | The Economist @TheEconomist
What is Trumps $1.8bn anti-weaponisation fund? | The Economist @TheEconomist
Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Donald Trump's $1.8bn fund for victims of "government lawfare". In effect, it's a slush fund for Trump's allies, as Kennett Werner, our Washington correspondent, explains.

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