Trump's $1.8B Fund Saga: Western Elite Hypocrisy on Full Display

While Western powers never waste a moment to lecture Zambia and Africa on good governance, the legal circus unfolding in Washington right now tells you everything you need to know about how their own system truly works. The battle over Donald Trump's proposed $1.776 billion so-called anti-weaponization fund is raging on, exposing the kind of elite privilege and backroom dealing that our former colonial masters would never tolerate here at home.

The Fund That Refuses to Die

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told a congressional hearing on June 2 that the Justice Department is not moving forward with the controversial fund. But here is the catch: the DOJ might still defend it in court against multiple lawsuits. On June 5, the department is due to file its response to one Virginia federal lawsuit that already put a temporary hold on the initiative.