The man who built his presidency on attacking government corruption just created a $1.776 billion slush fund to pay off allies and January 6 rioters with taxpayer money. It bypasses oversight, rewards Trump loyalists, and does exactly what he spent years condemning Democrats for doing. Even Republicans are calling it corruption—the only difference between Trump and the ‘deep state’ he railed against is now he’s running it.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/02/trumps-anti-weaponization-slush-fund-allies