Bipartisan backlash ends Trump’s $1.8bn anti‑weaponisation fund | This is America

Donald Trump's plan for a $1.8 billion dollar fund, which critics say would have been used to pay money to his allies and supporters, has been dropped. Democrats, aided by some Republicans, are claiming a victory, after the Department of Justice said it would not move forward with the anti-weaponisation fund. This is America explores the political ramifications.

Presenter: Rob Matheson

Guests: Tom Davis, Former Republican Congressman.

Bruce Fein, Former US Associate Deputy Attorney General, at the Department of Justice.

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