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Miles Archer

(24,308 posts)
Mon May 18, 2026, 07:08 PM 10 hrs ago

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

Aaron Rupar

‪@atrupar.com‬
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" (Original Post) Miles Archer 10 hrs ago OP
What about the policemen they beat up? surfered 10 hrs ago #1
Trump crime family only rewards criminals. Good people and victims get punished. Irish_Dem 10 hrs ago #3
How about every American? kentuck 10 hrs ago #13
Interpreted: no_hypocrisy 10 hrs ago #2
No dump MustLoveBeagles 10 hrs ago #4
I imagine that Michael Fanone, Harry Dunn, and others will have a lot to say about this. greatauntoftriplets 10 hrs ago #5
If Trump thinks they were "horribly treated" lapfog_1 10 hrs ago #6
He probably already took a 20% finders fee. rubbersole 8 hrs ago #29
Just one more poke in the eye from that bastard. Klarkashton 10 hrs ago #7
Trump's "revenge" includes all of America for electing Biden in 2020 Miles Archer 10 hrs ago #10
I never thought of it this way Billsdaughter 7 hrs ago #32
It comes from having the misfortune of reading one of the "revenge" chapters from one of his ghost-written books Miles Archer 7 hrs ago #35
Thos sure checks a lot of boxes Billsdaughter 6 hrs ago #37
Incredible!!! BlueWaveNeverEnd 10 hrs ago #8
Well received. This stinks to everyone. He had EVERYTHING to show with it. underpants 10 hrs ago #9
I'm sure it's been "well received" by the J6ers getting paid so handsomely for their many crimes 0rganism 7 hrs ago #34
That's why people don't like him he lies as he breathes. FloridaBlues 10 hrs ago #11
He knows "very little about it..." ? kentuck 10 hrs ago #12
Is there any way to stop him from receiving this money? KS Toronado 9 hrs ago #14
Litigation perhaps but the USSC will Billsdaughter 7 hrs ago #33
And it would re-ignite the "Clarence won't recuse himself, even though his wife helped plan the insurrection" thing Miles Archer 7 hrs ago #36
Or Chuck Schumer will write a very Billsdaughter 6 hrs ago #38
What a horse's ass Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 9 hrs ago #15
Just another act of treason by this admin. n/t flvegan 9 hrs ago #16
The cost of the clean up. sheshe2 9 hrs ago #17
These people are monsters. travelingthrulife 9 hrs ago #18
How about paying most of it to the Capitol Police who were horribly treated on J6? sinkingfeeling 9 hrs ago #19
Oh no. Don't you know the Capitol Police were the "bad guys" that day? They LoisB 8 hrs ago #21
He is just insuring.... Escape 8 hrs ago #20
He's like a freaking mafia Don with all his men behind him. mtngirl47 8 hrs ago #22
We are in hell Billsdaughter 8 hrs ago #23
And...many of them are criminals still! purr-rat beauty 8 hrs ago #24
So....... Escape 8 hrs ago #25
Destruction of government property rewarded. Emile 8 hrs ago #26
In a sane world and country, Trump would have been in custody the evening of January 6. PufPuf23 8 hrs ago #27
Never, EVER... GiqueCee 8 hrs ago #30
Apparently in their circle Turbineguy 8 hrs ago #28
What about the human beings horribly mistreated by effn ICE??? vapor2 8 hrs ago #31
Sounds like reparations to me. LastDemocratInSC 5 hrs ago #39
Reparations for white male dropouts who can't get on at the Dollar Tree. Maru Kitteh 5 hrs ago #40

kentuck

(115,620 posts)
13. How about every American?
Mon May 18, 2026, 07:45 PM
10 hrs ago

A tax refund for the entire stolen wealth of the Trump Family enterprises?

no_hypocrisy

(55,371 posts)
2. Interpreted:
Mon May 18, 2026, 07:10 PM
10 hrs ago

A bully beat you up and may have killed you without intervention.

The bully went to court and was found guilty. You didn't sue for damages.

The bully's father now is suing you, the Victim, for putting him in a position where he had to face an accounting for beating you up.

greatauntoftriplets

(179,343 posts)
5. I imagine that Michael Fanone, Harry Dunn, and others will have a lot to say about this.
Mon May 18, 2026, 07:13 PM
10 hrs ago

They're the ones who should be compensated.

lapfog_1

(31,979 posts)
6. If Trump thinks they were "horribly treated"
Mon May 18, 2026, 07:21 PM
10 hrs ago

he has grifted enough than he can personally compensate them for being so stupid in the first place.

Miles Archer

(24,308 posts)
10. Trump's "revenge" includes all of America for electing Biden in 2020
Mon May 18, 2026, 07:25 PM
10 hrs ago

One of the more irreconcilable aspects of the 2024 campaign.

I consider myself to be "reasonably" smart. Maybe not MENSA, but I'd have to take their test to be sure. But when Trump bellowed all through the campaign that he was going to seek revenge, I knew who he was talking about.

Us.

All of us.

Billsdaughter

(187 posts)
32. I never thought of it this way
Mon May 18, 2026, 09:52 PM
7 hrs ago

but I think you are on to something. I've always thought it was unfathomable greed or Putin ordering him to destroy us.

Miles Archer

(24,308 posts)
35. It comes from having the misfortune of reading one of the "revenge" chapters from one of his ghost-written books
Mon May 18, 2026, 10:36 PM
7 hrs ago

Trump's "big lie"...the "rigged" election that was not "rigged"...is actually a way for him to pretend, to "save face."

I've seen countless stories about his "admitting in private that he lost." He KNOWS he did, but can never admit it.

So, you read what he has to say...or, what his ghost writer had to say...about "revenge," and it all fits.

He can't seek "revenge" against an invisible enemy and "feel good" about vindicating himself.

So who IS the enemy? WE are. WE voted for Biden. WE denied him a second term. WE made him delay, delay, delay for four years with his lawsuits, instead of just hiding behind the presidential seal.

WE "did this to him."

WE are now paying via his tariffs and cuts to medical and social services.

It's not tinfoil hat stuff. It's a matter of "doing the math" on Trump, and coming to an inescapable conclusion.

0rganism

(25,713 posts)
34. I'm sure it's been "well received" by the J6ers getting paid so handsomely for their many crimes
Mon May 18, 2026, 10:00 PM
7 hrs ago

The rest of America can pound sand as far as F47's concerned.

FloridaBlues

(4,684 posts)
11. That's why people don't like him he lies as he breathes.
Mon May 18, 2026, 07:39 PM
10 hrs ago

He knows nothing about most questions when asked.

kentuck

(115,620 posts)
12. He knows "very little about it..." ?
Mon May 18, 2026, 07:43 PM
10 hrs ago

Then who does?

Who is pulling the strings on the puppet.

Because it is Donald Trump that is selling it.

Who is behind this extortion?

KS Toronado

(23,862 posts)
14. Is there any way to stop him from receiving this money?
Mon May 18, 2026, 07:49 PM
9 hrs ago

Can Congress do anything? You know he'll probably pocket the lions share of it because in his little
brain he was the individual who was damaged the most on Jan. 6th.

Billsdaughter

(187 posts)
33. Litigation perhaps but the USSC will
Mon May 18, 2026, 09:54 PM
7 hrs ago

ultimately go along with him. Could be worth it for the Press coverage. Eliminate the whole damn thing in the press.

Miles Archer

(24,308 posts)
36. And it would re-ignite the "Clarence won't recuse himself, even though his wife helped plan the insurrection" thing
Mon May 18, 2026, 10:40 PM
7 hrs ago

I really, really hope that if we end up with a Democratic president and a majority in both chambers, the parties involved develop a true appetite for dealing with the SCOTUS, starting with term limits, and then doing whatever the hell they have to do in order to start providing oversight and accountability.

Billsdaughter

(187 posts)
38. Or Chuck Schumer will write a very
Mon May 18, 2026, 11:05 PM
6 hrs ago

TERSE letter.

Seriously, I believe a vast majority would welcome a full reconciliation of the crimes committed here.

sheshe2

(98,439 posts)
17. The cost of the clean up.
Mon May 18, 2026, 08:00 PM
9 hrs ago
More than $30 million needed for Capitol repairs and new security after assault, officials say


Cleaning up broken glass, doors and graffiti and securing the U.S. Capitol after the January 6 attack will cost more than $30 million, Capitol staff told lawmakers Wednesday.

"Statues, murals, historic benches and original shutters all suffered varying degrees of damage, primarily from pepper spray accretions and residue from chemical irritants and fire extinguishers," Architect of the Capitol J. Brett Blanton said at a House Appropriations Committee Hearing, according to his prepared testimony. "This damage to our precious artwork and statues will require expert cleaning and conservation."

House Lawmakers have already approved $30 million to address the expenses described by Blanton, whose office is responsible for the operations and care of the group of buildings that make up the Capitol complex, as well as to fund the perimeter fencing that has been constructed around the Capitol.

snip

Eight different marble and granite busts of former House speakers and notable figures, as well as portraits of James Madison and John Quincy Adams and a statue of Thomas Jefferson, were among the items identified as having potential damage. That damage includes yellow residue from fire extinguisher discharge that can damage the marble. House Curator Farar Elliott asked lawmakers for an additional $25,000 to support emergency repair and conservation of damaged items.


More: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/capitol-repairs-and-new-security-30-million-after-assault-official-says/

LoisB

(13,468 posts)
21. Oh no. Don't you know the Capitol Police were the "bad guys" that day? They
Mon May 18, 2026, 08:56 PM
8 hrs ago

had the temerity to protect those inside the building from the "patriots" trying to get in. Those "patriots" need to be compensated for all the trauma they suffered (after IT takes his cut off the top).

Escape

(517 posts)
20. He is just insuring....
Mon May 18, 2026, 08:55 PM
8 hrs ago

that the next batch of criminals he needs, will understand that they will suffer no consequences for their illegal actions. And that they will be well compensated for their Treason.

mtngirl47

(1,260 posts)
22. He's like a freaking mafia Don with all his men behind him.
Mon May 18, 2026, 09:04 PM
8 hrs ago

Why aren't those cabinet members doing their freaking jobs? Just standing around looking menacing at a person who asked a question. Some days I just can't.

Billsdaughter

(187 posts)
23. We are in hell
Mon May 18, 2026, 09:13 PM
8 hrs ago

Every god damn day it's a grift, a grab and a big fuck you to all we hold dear as a nation and a democracy.

Escape

(517 posts)
25. So.......
Mon May 18, 2026, 09:29 PM
8 hrs ago

if a group of patriots showed up in Washington today and broke windows, killed policemen and tried to overthrow the government....they would be handsomely rewarded financially?

Hello Media... Are you out there?

PufPuf23

(9,943 posts)
27. In a sane world and country, Trump would have been in custody the evening of January 6.
Mon May 18, 2026, 09:32 PM
8 hrs ago

Then Trump would have been prosecuted and still imprisoned.

Trump would have been one of many still imprisoned and subject to massive civil penalties and other limitations on future behavior (like lose voting rights, Vet benefits, banned from political and financial careers, and other privileges of citizenship).

Trump would be suffering the harshest punishment. Besides those that assaulted the Capital Jan 6, other co-conspirers, financial backers and Trumps involved family would suffer punishment serious enough to serve as a message for the future.

The Democrats should have not played nice.

Our failure to prosecute Jan 6 is why we are a failed nation and falling empire in terms of alleged American ideals.

GiqueCee

(4,736 posts)
30. Never, EVER...
Mon May 18, 2026, 09:42 PM
8 hrs ago

... let Republicans forget that they OWN this evil sonofabitch. Malignant filth like McConnell, Johnson, and a LONG parade of soulless sociopaths on the Dark Side of the Aisle must never be allowed to gloss over their responsibility for the evil this monster has committed. NEVER! You OWN this psychopath, you pustules!

vapor2

(4,913 posts)
31. What about the human beings horribly mistreated by effn ICE???
Mon May 18, 2026, 09:44 PM
8 hrs ago

This man will steal anything from anybody.

Maru Kitteh

(32,010 posts)
40. Reparations for white male dropouts who can't get on at the Dollar Tree.
Tue May 19, 2026, 12:17 AM
5 hrs ago

You know the type. The ones that save all the labels from their whiskey bottles. In their 40s.



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