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'Unceremonious death': Trump forced to abandon ‘slush fund’ for J6 rioters as grip on GOP slips

A senior White House official has confirmed to MS NOW that the Trump administration plans to drop its highly controversial $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization fund' after more than a dozen Republican senators privately urged Trump aides to do so. Nicolle is joined by Claire McCaskill and Jon Lovett for reaction on Deadline White House.

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