Trump’s proposed $1.7 billion slush fund revives national discussion over reparations

By: Mark McCormick

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: June 4, 2026

Words: 832

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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When President Trump floated the idea of a nearly $2 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” for people “horribly treated” by the federal government, he inadvertently reopened the debate about reparations for Black Americans.

Suddenly, in a galling case of white grievance envy, it’s not such a far-fetched idea.

Trump, who has since backed off the measure, created the fund as a means of providing a “systematic process to hear and redress claims of others who suffered weaponization …

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