# Senate GOP Stunned by Blanche’s Answers on Trump’s $1.8B Fund & Offering Senators Incentives 5/22/26

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Podcast: [The Mark Thompson Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mark-thompson-show-5748981)
Published: 2026-05-22T20:31:42+00:00
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## Resource

The $1.8B Trump–Blanche slush fund is even more corrupt than we first realized. Todd Blanche is reportedly offering to cut Republican senators in on payouts to buy their support. They will be able to apply for fund money too. This scheme threatens America’s Constitutional Democracy. Please watch, share, and call your senators to demand an investigation and stop this. Mo Kelly will discuss this and more. We’ve got journalist Michael Shure, The Culture Blaster, Michael Snyder and Friday Fabulous Florida too!

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