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Thom Tillis: “Despite comments as late as yesterday that the fund is dead, President Trump clearly intends to resurrect the payout pot…”

On the recordAugust 3, 2026
Despite comments as late as yesterday that the fund is dead, President Trump clearly intends to resurrect the payout pot for punks either by inappropriately establishing another bogus fund or pushing Congress to vote for a bill that the majority of Republicans in the Senate would be against.
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Thom Tillis
Republican · North Carolina

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Responding to Trump's comments about the fund.

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