Monday Afternoon News Updates: Trump's Robbery in Plain Sight — 5/18/26
Monday Afternoon News Updates: Trump's Robbery in Plain Sight — 5/18/26 While American families struggle with surging inflation, Trump's DOJ is handing $1.776 billion in taxpayer money to January 6th criminals and MAGA loyalists. Ben Meiselas and MeidasTouch Network May 18 ∙ Hi all, Ben here. It’s Monday, and we need to start today with what may be one of the most brazen acts of corruption this administration — or any administration, quite frankly — has ever committed. Top stories we’re tracking today: The DOJ creates a $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund,” a taxpayer-funded slush fund for January 6th insurrectionists and MAGA loyalists Putin arrives in Beijing tonight to sign ~40 agreements with China, including a declaration on a multipolar world Iran launches the Persian Gulf Strait Authority along with a corresponding social media account, formalizing official control over the Strait of Hormuz Trump posts delusional social media fantasy about Iranian surrender...