Trump administration will abide by ruling halting $1.8bn 'anti-weaponisation' fund

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The Trump administration will comply with a court ruling that halted the establishment of a $1.8 billion fund intended to counter "weaponization." Despite the Justice Department's strong disagreement with the decision, Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer both expressed their opposition to the fund. Thune suggested the White House should shut it down, while Schumer indicated Democrats would push for legislation to ban it permanently. Former Vice President Mike Pence also criticized the fund, calling it a "bad idea from the start." The article does not specify when the ruling occurred or the exact location of these statements, beyond "Capitol Hill."

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Former US Vice-President Mike Pence criticized the fund, calling it a 'bad idea from the start'.

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Senate Democrats will push legislation to ban the fund and ensure no president can repeat this.

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Senate Majority leader John Thune opposes the fund and prefers the White House shut it down.

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Trump administration will abide by ruling halting $1.8bn 'anti-weaponisation' fund.

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Senate Majority leader John Thune, the top Republican in the US Senate, has come out forcefully against the fund.He reiterated his stance on Capitol Hill on Monday by saying that he prefers that the White House shut down the proposed fund if Congress is to pass a $72bn (53.5bn) budget reconciliation package to fund immigration agencies."I made my views very clear on the issue," Thune said, adding that "the best way to handle it is if the administration decides to shut it down themselves".Earlier on Monday, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, the top Democrat in the Senate, signalled that his party would push to eliminate the fund."Senate Democrats will push legislation to ban Trump's corrupt MAGA slush fund and ensure that no president can ever do this again, " Schumer added on X. "We will make sure that it's dead and can't be revived—just like we did with Trump's ballroom."Over the weekend, former US Vice-President Mike Pence, who served as second in command during Trump's first term, sharply criticised the fund, saying it was a "bad idea from the start" and should be dropped.

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