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“As far as I'm concerned, it was a beautiful thing. It was something I was. I didn't make it, but I was. I heard that I thought that was the greatest thing. Because people like you have abused our people so badly. The fake news like CNN, like the New York Times, and like the others, have a Republican people.”

Donald Trump
45th and 47th U.S. President, US Executive Branch & The Trump Organization
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On , Donald Trump, 45th and 47th U.S. President at US Executive Branch & The Trump Organization, spoke about anti-weaponization fund during Trump rails against CNN when asked about $1.776B fund on CNN.

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President Donald Trump declined to commit to permanently scrapping a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund on Wednesday, telling CNN’s Kaitlan Collins he still considered the controversial initiative “a beautiful thing.” The comments inject fresh uncertainty into the Senate’s effort to pass $70 billion in new immigration enforcement funding. But Senate GOP leaders are powering ahead with plans to pass that funding — despite the remaining sharp disagreements in the party over how to handle the controversial settlement fund. Collins rolls the tape of her Oval Office exchange with President Trump and discusses GOP backlash against the fund with CNN chief Congressional correspondent Manu Raju. 0:00 President Trump lashes out at CNN’s Kaitlan Collins in the Oval Office 4:48 Is the anti-weaponization fund dead? 6:45 GOP senators speak out against the fund 8:37 CNN’s Manu Raju questions House members about Trump not ruling out the fund Watch more CNN here: https://cnn.it/4kh5RPe #Trump #Republicans #News
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45th and 47th U.S. President · US Executive Branch & The Trump Organization

On June 10, 2026, Trump signed the Secure America Act, a $70 billion bill funding the Department of Homeland Security, ICE, and Border Patrol through the end of his term. During the signing ceremony, he praised Republican congressional leaders and criticized Democratic opponents, accusing them of supporting open borders and other policies he described as harmful. He also claimed that crime in Washington, D.C., had fallen to its lowest level in 58 years and that the city had become one of the safest in the country, attributing the improvement to his administration's actions. On June 11, Trump spoke from the Oval Office and at a White House event, stating that a deal with Iran to prevent it from obtaining a nuclear weapon could be signed within days. He said the U.S. had been conducting nighttime strikes on Iranian ships, destroying dozens over the previous month, and that oil prices had remained stable as a result. Trump also discussed fishing policy, claiming his executive orders had expanded access to fishing grounds and boosted the economy, and asserted that $18 trillion had been invested in the U.S. during his term. He expressed reluctance to renew the USMCA trade deal with Canada and Mexico, arguing the U.S. did not need their products.

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