Don Lemon Slams Trump's Slush Fund' as White Reparations' for January 6 Rioters

"The former CNN star said it was sickening that white Americans and Republicans have argued for years against reparations for descendants of slaves, only for the new fund to come along and do the same thing for MAGA fans. For hundreds of years, cannot be done, Lemon said about reparations for black citizens. But the Justice Department put together $1.776 billion by Tuesday to pay white insurrectionists. This is white reparations. He continued, So when they tell you that they can't figure it out, what they mean is they don't want to figure it out. Because they have always known how to write the check."

"Lemon also mocked those who argue they shouldn't have to pay reparations because their families did not live in the U.S. at the time of slavery. Should we be paying for something that we didn't do? I didn't go down in that damn Capitol, I didn't walk in there, Lemon said. His rant came a day after the Justice Department announced The Anti-Weaponization Fund as a result of Trump dropping his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS for leaking his tax returns to the press during his first term."

"The Fund will have the power to issue formal apologies and monetary relief owed to claimants. Submission of a claim is voluntary. There are no partisan requirements to file a claim. Any money left when the Fund ceases operations will revert to the Federal Government, the DOJ press release said about it. The Fund will receive $1.776 billion and will come from the judgment fund, which is a perpetual appropriation allowing DOJ to settle and pay cases."

The Anti-Weaponization Fund is described as a $1.776 billion pool intended to provide formal apologies and monetary relief to claimants. Claim submission is voluntary and not tied to partisan requirements. Any remaining money when the Fund ends reverts to the federal government. The funding is said to come from the judgment fund, a perpetual appropriation used to settle and pay cases. The fund is criticized as a slush fund that would reward Trump supporters, including people involved in January 6, while contrasting it with long-standing arguments against reparations for descendants of slavery. The criticism also targets claims that individuals should not pay for harms they did not personally commit.

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