Utterly Stupid': Mitch McConnell Joins Group of GOP Officials Against Trump's Slush Fund'

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche met with lawmakers to discuss a new $1.776 billion fund created as part of a settlement of President Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS over the 2019 leak of his tax returns. The meeting drew widespread Republican criticism, with multiple lawmakers questioning whether the money could be used to pay people convicted of violence against police officers. Senate Majority Leader John Thune called the policy “stupid on stilts,” while Susan Collins and Katie Britt expressed concerns about funding convicted offenders. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick vowed to block the fund and introduced legislation to prevent taxpayer dollars from being used. Bill Cassidy called it a slush fund, Ron Johnson said unveiling it was a “giant mistake,” and Mitch McConnell condemned it as morally wrong. The opposition reportedly contributed to Thune sending colleagues home without a vote on a reconciliation bill funding immigration enforcement policies.

"So the nation's top law enforcement official is asking for a slush fund to pay people who assault cops? Utterly stupid, morally wrong Take your pick, he said."

"McConnell joined the chorus on Thursday as well, calling out Blanche specifically in a strongly worded statement that called the fund morally wrong. So the nation's top law enforcement official is asking for a slush fund to pay people who assault cops? Utterly stupid, morally wrong Take your pick, he said."

"A number of Republicans have spoken out publicly against the fund, with Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) one of its most vocal critics, refering to the policy on Thursday as stupid on stilts. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) said she did not believe that the fund should go towards paying those who were convicted of violence against police officers, and Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) told reporters she too would have a problem with that possibility."

"Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) vowed to try to kill it and went so far as to introduce a bill to block the fund from using taxpayer dollars, while Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) called it a slush fund. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) told CNN's Manu Raju that the decision to unveil $1.8B fund now (when they're trying to pass the bill) was a giant mistake, adding, Somebody described it as a galactic blunder, and I think that's probably true."

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