# Todd Blanche formally withdraws Trump’s ‘anti-weaponisation’ fund plan

https://mins.news/en/item/12306

- BBC News, 2026-08-03 09:56 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3w05gx32d4o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Todd Blanche has formally withdrawn a fund plan associated with Donald Trump’s controversial “anti-weaponisation” proposal. Two Republican senators had sought a written assurance that Trump would not bring the proposal back. Their demand for a guarantee preceded the formal withdrawal. The move concerns a plan that had drawn controversy within the Republican camp.

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