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Laura Coates Live

GOP Mutiny

Laura Coates Live

CNN

News

3.9 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2026

⏱️ 42 minutes

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The Trump administration’s push for a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund derailed Senate Republicans’ plans to pass the president’s priority immigration enforcement package Thursday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Attention all passengers.

0:04.0

The Uber ride for Jeff's rugby team will depart in five minutes from Platform 15.

0:10.0

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0:16.0

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0:20.0

Trains on Uber.

0:24.6

Tonight, from a payout fund to a GOP revolt.

0:28.5

Now the fallout from President Trump's IRS settlement is stalling his own agenda.

0:33.6

Plus, more January 6ers, Trump allies, as they look to tap into that fun.

0:38.3

The latest showing interest, former Congressman George Santos.

0:42.5

And Stephen Colbert signs off from The Late Show.

0:44.8

The man taking his place is my guest tonight on Laura Coates Live.

0:58.2

Good evening. I'm Victor Blackwell, in for Laura.

1:01.9

Now, President Trump may be used to Republicans grumbling.

1:08.4

A representative here, a senator there, but this, what we're seeing today, this is something different. That $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund created by his own Justice Department is fueling a GOP mutiny so broad that it's derailing plans for the president's policy agenda.

1:21.0

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche even ditched a planned trip to Minnesota to go to the Capitol to try to bring Republicans on side,

1:28.1

but it sounds like he walked into a hornet's nest.

1:32.0

I do not support the Webinization Fund, as it has been described.

1:39.2

I just don't know how this puppy dog will work.

1:42.6

I'm not sure where the money's coming from. I'm not sure

1:46.6

who's going to decide. I don't know anything about anything, which is why the Attorney General is coming.

1:52.9

We need more information on it. I mean, we discussed it yesterday, but that's why it's coming back,

1:57.6

because we need more information. What do you want to hear from Todd Blanche today? About the payout pot for punks?

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