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EPISODE · May 23, 2026 · 42 MIN

Growing GOP Backlash To Trump’s $1.8B Settlement Fund

from Velshi · host Ali Velshi, Harry Dunn, Mona Charen, Laurie Garrett, Kabir Khanna, Mark McKinnon, Tom Moore, Rep. Kanani Souze, David Uberti, Ben Rhodes, David Hodges, Mary Trump, Aziz Abu Sarah, Maoz Inon

The Trump administration is trying, and failing, to contain the fallout over the creation of President Trump’s $1.8B so-called ‘Anti-Weaponization’ fund; Fmr. U.S Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn discusses his new lawsuit seeking to block the creation of Trump’s fund; the state of the new ebola outbreak and how the Trump administration’s spending cuts may have made the U.S. less equipped to handle the outbreak; a close look at Texas where on Tuesday Republicans will choose their nominee for the Senate race To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Fmr. U.S. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn; Policy Editor of The Bulwark Mona Charen; Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Laurie Garrett; Director of Elections & Analytics at MS NOW Kabir Khanna; political advisor Mark McKinnon

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The Trump administration is trying, and failing, to contain the fallout over the creation of President Trump’s $1.8B so-called ‘Anti-Weaponization’ fund; Fmr. U.S Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn discusses his new lawsuit seeking to block the...

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