Former Washington, D.C., police officer Michael Fanone was critically injured during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Now, he says President Trump’s proposed $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, for those deemed to have been victimized by the government, is the administration’s latest attempt to rewrite history at the expense of Americans who, like himself, had their health and lives upended in the Capitol attack. Among those who say they expect payouts from the fund are now-pardoned insurrectionists, including Enrique Tario, the former leader of the Proud Boys.
Fanone joins host Robin Young to talk about the new fund, as well as his disappointment in both the Democratic and Republican parties which he says are responsible both by their inaction and their prioritization of their own political goals over the pressing needs of Americans.
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