Trump calls IRS settlement 'reparations'

Systemic Error Podcast · Aug 15, 2026 · 3m

Trump’s Grievance Machine Is Just Patronage With Better BrandingPatronage in Plain SightDonald Trump used the Oval Office to push his so-called anti-weaponization fund after his attorney general nominee cut an agreement with Senate Republicans that would nullify his contract with the IRS. The selling point is obvious: convert a personal dispute with the tax agency into a pool of money for Trump-aligned beneficiaries, including people who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6 and were pardoned by Trump on his first day back in office.That is not reform. It is not accountability. It is a loyalty…