The Elitist Media’s community night information collectively whined over the Division of Justice’s announcement of an almost $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund supposed to redress the grievances of those that declare to have been focused by the Biden Division of Justice. ABC noticed this as a possibility to physician President Donald Trump’s January sixth speech, as did the BBC.
Watch as ABC splices Trump’s speech and fabricates a quote out of entire fabric:
HOLY JUMP CUT, ABC: @ABCWorldNews’ report on DoJ anti-weaponization fund comes mighty near BBC territory with its splicing of Trump J6 speech pic.twitter.com/xVQHaaP9F8
— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) Could 18, 2026
RACHEL SCOTT: President Trump instructed his supporters to march to the Capitol.
DONALD TRUMP: We’re going to stroll right down to the Capitol (VIDEO SWIPE) since you’ll by no means take again our nation with weak point.
Anybody distracted with a telephone or not watching the display screen at the moment can effectively haven’t seen the swipe impact, and consider that the spliced video is an precise quote (the video parts are a number of seconds aside). If this appears acquainted, it’s as a result of the BBC infamously spliced parts of Trump’s J6 speech for a documentary:
NEW: The Telegraph stories that an inner whistleblower memo claims the BBC “doctored” Donald Trump’s Jan. 6 speech, making it appear as if he inspired the Capitol riot. pic.twitter.com/GORW82yeVS
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) November 3, 2025
ABC’s egregious video was revealed in service of a January sixth narrative towards the institution of the DoJ fund. And ABC weren’t the one ones to push this narrative line. CBS did so additionally, on the finish of a report on Thomas Massie’s main election:
CBS EVENING NEWS
5/18/26
6:42 PM
TONY DOKOUPIL: Talking of, the president right this moment withdrew a $10 billion lawsuit towards the IRS, this all tied to the leak of his tax returns and the settlement includes the creation of a $1.8 billion fund. What are you aware about that?
ED O’KEEFE: That’s proper. The Justice Division calls it an anti-weaponization fund and says that the cash can be used to compensate individuals who claimed they had been focused by the Biden Justice Division or by Democrats. The DoJ says the fund could have the facility to situation financial aid owed to claimants. Democrats are anxious that is going for use as some sort of slush fund and may be utilized by those that have been charged or convicted of crimes related to the January sixth riot. Tony.
DOKOUPIL: Ed, thanks very a lot.
NBC went the identical route, hyperfocusing on January sixth. Right here’s the report submitted by Kelly O’Donnell:
Watch: NBC, like the remainder of the media, make J6 the main focus of the Trump DoJ anti-weaponization fund. No point out of the Biden FACE Act prosecutions, persecution of nuns, Latin Mass adherents, et al
TOM LLAMAS: We wish to head to Washington now, and a rising controversy over the… pic.twitter.com/rrf26jqWjr
— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) Could 19, 2026
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS
5/18/26
6:41 PM
TOM LLAMAS: We wish to head to Washington now, and a rising controversy over the Trump administration’s transfer to create a $1.7 billion fund to compensate individuals they are saying had been wrongly prosecuted by the Biden administration. Kelly O’Donnell joins us now, and that is all in change for President Trump dropping lawsuits?
KELLY O’DONNELL: Tom, that is a rare authorized drama that includes the president dropping his a number of lawsuits towards the federal authorities, together with towards the IRS for a leak of his tax returns. However in change, the Trump administration right this moment created what it calls an anti-weaponization fund. Utilizing greater than $1.7 billion of taxpayer cash that might pay out compensation to Trump allies who say they had been unfairly prosecuted by the Biden administration. Presumably together with January sixth rioters who had been pardoned by President Trump. Democrats are calling this “corrupt” and “an abuse of energy.” Tom.
LLAMAS: All proper, Kelly O’Donnell at The White Home for us. Kelly, we thanks for that.
Identical system, similar January sixth arguments. All of this by design.
By making the fund about January sixth, the Elitist Media paper over the numerous different weaponizations of presidency carried out by the Biden administration. You’ll be aware the zero mentions of FACE Act prosecutions. Mark Houck was dragged out of his residence and in entrance of his household by federal brokers, solely to be discovered not responsible of violating the FACE Act at trial.
Likewise there are not any mentions of the nuns focused by the BIden DoJ, the persecution of Latin Mass adherents, or the involved dad and mom who didn’t need their youngsters transitioned in school behind their backs, or who protested the rape of their daughters in ladies’ restrooms.
As is commonly the case, we’re reminded that if it weren’t for double requirements, there can be none in any respect.
Click on “develop” to view the transcript of the aforementioned report as aired on ABC World Information Tonight on Monday, Could 18th, 2026:
ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT
5/18/26
6:41 PM
DAVID MUIR: We flip now to your cash tonight. The Justice Division has now arrange a fund paid for in taxpayer cash, $1.8 billion. What the president calls an anti-weaponization fund to compensate Trump allies, together with the rioters on January sixth. Here is Rachel Scott.
RACHEL SCOTT: Tonight, the Justice Division saying a brand new so-called anti weaponization fund, $1.8 billion in taxpayer cash to be given away to allies of President Trump who claimed they had been unfairly handled by the Biden DoJ. Amongst those that may see payouts, the 1600 individuals charged in reference to the riot on the Capitol on January sixth, President Trump instructed his supporters to march to the Capitol.
DONALD TRUMP: We’re going to stroll right down to the Capitol (VIDEO SWIPE) since you’ll by no means take again our nation with weak point.
SCOTT: At the moment, the president defending the brand new fund.
TRUMP: That is reimbursing people who had been horribly handled, horribly handled. It is anti-weaponization. They have been weaponized. They have been, in some instances, imprisoned wrongly.
SCOTT: The fund is a part of a authorized settlement between President Trump and his personal administration. The president agreeing to drop his $10 billion lawsuit towards the IRS over the leak of a few of his tax returns a number of years in the past. He is additionally dropping $230 million in claims towards the Justice Division for investigations they launched towards him. President Trump has acknowledged the unprecedented circumstances- a president suing his personal administration, which he controls. Democrats tonight calling it a MAGA slush fund.
CHUCK SCHUMER: Trump pardoned violent insurrectionists who assaulted your Capitol to overturn your votes, and now he needs to offer them your hard-earned tax {dollars} as a reward. Are you able to consider that?
SCOTT: And once more, David, we’re speaking about almost $1.8 billion of taxpayer cash. This fund will expire a number of weeks earlier than the president leaves workplace. David.
MUIR: Rachel Scott with us. Thanks. Rachel.
