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Joaquin Castro: “Donald Trump has set up offshore bank accounts in Qatar outside the U.S. system, and only he knows where the money is…”

On the recordJanuary 22, 2026
Donald Trump has set up offshore bank accounts in Qatar outside the U.S. system, and only he knows where the money is going. There is a $500 million slush fund that the President is controlling right now. We are not going to benefit from that. Now, I ask my colleagues who have not joined us: How long will you stand by and be on the sidelines of the most consequential decision a country can make, to go to war? Are we a Congress or are we cowards? Will you stand up for the American people, and do what is right?
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Joaquin Castro
Democratic · Texas

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Addressing concerns about President Trump's offshore bank accounts and the potential for war.

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