Leader Schumer Floor Remarks On President Trump’s Misuse Of Taxpayer Money To Line The Pockets Of His Political Allies Through A 2-Billion-Dollar Slush Fund

Washington, D.C. - Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) spoke on the Senate floor on President Trump's misuse of taxpayer money to line the pockets of himself and his political allies through a 2-billion-dollar DOJ slush fund, instead of lowering costs for the American people. Below are Senator Schumer's remarks, which can also be viewed here:

Donald Trump looks at the federal government and sees one thing: a cash register full of Americans' money - and he keeps trying to ring himself up.

Nearly 2 billion dollars for his MAGA slush fund, a billion more for his gilded ballroom, and not one serious plan to lower costs for the families forced to pay the bill.

This week, Trump showed us again exactly what his presidency is about: not helping Americans, not lowering costs, not making life easier for working families - but finding new ways to turn taxpayer dollars into political payouts, personal perks, and vanity projects.

Just look at this nearly 2-billion-dollar DOJ slush fund. Just look at it. It's enough to make you cringe. Trump settled with himself, in his own lawsuit, against his own government, to funnel taxpayer money to his political allies, January 6 insurrectionists, and far-right loyalists.

Let me say that again: Donald Trump settled with himself in his own lawsuit - have you ever heard of anything like this? - against his own government to take taxpayer dollars to his political allies, stuff it in their pockets, and for all we know his pocket.

Trump didn't bother making a deal with the devil, he just made a deal with himself to set up this MAGA slush fund.

That's not justice. That's not law and order. That's corruption, corruption in broad daylight.

No disguise. No shame. No attempt to hide it.

And this is the throughline of the Trump presidency: if there is taxpayer money on the table, Donald Trump wants a big cut of it.

Trump wants to fill his coffers: that's why he created this MAGA slush fund, that's why he keeps demanding taxpayers bankroll his billion-dollar ballroom, and that's why his family business always seems to be lurking around the business of government.

Americans are working harder than ever just to make ends meet, while Donald Trump schemes to turn their tax dollars into personal payouts and vanity projects.

And where, where, are the Republicans here in the Senate and elsewhere?

Are they going to stand up for taxpayers, or are they so afraid of Donald Trump that they will let him raid the Treasury in broad daylight?

The American people are watching, and they'll remember who fought to lower their costs - and who helped Donald Trump line his pockets.

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