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Miles Archer

(24,334 posts) Mon May 18, 2026, 07:08 PM Monday

Reporter: "Why should taxpayers pay for the J6ers?" Trump: "This is reimbursing people that were horribly treated" [View all]

Aaron Rupar

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Q: The DOJ has a new fund that was announced today -- $1.7b. Why should taxpayers pay for the J6ers?

TRUMP: Well, it's been very well received, I have to tell you. I know very little about it. I wasn't involved in the whole creation of it. This is reimbursing people that were horribly treated

Q: The DOJ has a new fund that was announced today -- .7b. Why should taxpayers pay for the J6ers?

TRUMP: Well, it's been very well received, I have to tell you. I know very little about it. I wasn't involved in the whole creation of it. This is reimbursing people that were horribly treated
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-05-18T21:42:23.704Z

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Reporter: "Why should taxpayers pay for the J6ers?" Trump: "This is reimbursing people that were horribly treated" [View all] Miles Archer Monday OP

What about the policemen they beat up? surfered Monday #1

Trump crime family only rewards criminals. Good people and victims get punished. Irish_Dem Monday #3

How about every American? kentuck Monday #13

Interpreted: no_hypocrisy Monday #2

No dump MustLoveBeagles Monday #4

I imagine that Michael Fanone, Harry Dunn, and others will have a lot to say about this. greatauntoftriplets Monday #5

If Trump thinks they were "horribly treated" lapfog_1 Monday #6

He probably already took a 20% finders fee. rubbersole Monday #29

Just one more poke in the eye from that bastard. Klarkashton Monday #7

Trump's "revenge" includes all of America for electing Biden in 2020 Miles Archer Monday #10

I never thought of it this way Billsdaughter Monday #32

It comes from having the misfortune of reading one of the "revenge" chapters from one of his ghost-written books Miles Archer Monday #35

Thos sure checks a lot of boxes Billsdaughter Monday #37

Incredible!!! BlueWaveNeverEnd Monday #8

Well received. This stinks to everyone. He had EVERYTHING to do with it. underpants Monday #9

I'm sure it's been "well received" by the J6ers getting paid so handsomely for their many crimes 0rganism Monday #34

That's why people don't like him he lies as he breathes. FloridaBlues Monday #11

He knows "very little about it..." ? kentuck Monday #12

Is there any way to stop him from receiving this money? KS Toronado Monday #14

Litigation perhaps but the USSC will Billsdaughter Monday #33

And it would re-ignite the "Clarence won't recuse himself, even though his wife helped plan the insurrection" thing Miles Archer Monday #36

Or Chuck Schumer will write a very Billsdaughter Monday #38

What a horse's ass Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Monday #15

Just another act of treason by this admin. n/t flvegan Monday #16

The cost of the clean up. sheshe2 Monday #17

These people are monsters. travelingthrulife Monday #18

How about paying most of it to the Capitol Police who were horribly treated on J6? sinkingfeeling Monday #19

Oh no. Don't you know the Capitol Police were the "bad guys" that day? They LoisB Monday #21

He is just insuring.... Escape Monday #20

He's like a freaking mafia Don with all his men behind him. mtngirl47 Monday #22

We are in hell Billsdaughter Monday #23

And...many of them are criminals still! purr-rat beauty Monday #24

So....... Escape Monday #25

Destruction of government property rewarded. Emile Monday #26

In a sane world and country, Trump would have been in custody the evening of January 6. PufPuf23 Monday #27

Never, EVER... GiqueCee Monday #30

Apparently in their circle Turbineguy Monday #28

What about the human beings horribly mistreated by effn ICE??? vapor2 Monday #31

Sounds like reparations to me. LastDemocratInSC Yesterday #39

Reparations for white male dropouts who can't get on at the Dollar Tree. Maru Kitteh Yesterday #40