Trump drops – After President Trump dropped a $10 billion IRS lawsuit tied to a reported plan for a nearly $1.8 billion compensation fund for allies, “The View” hosts called the idea “disgusting,” “unconstitutional,” and “the swampiest thing.” They also questioned who else
President Trump dropped his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS on Monday morning, but the move didn’t land quietly.. The timing followed reports that he would do so if he could create a nearly $1.8 billion fund—reported at $1.776 billion—to pay allies who claimed they were targeted by the Biden administration’s Justice Department.
For “The View” hosts, the proposal hit a nerve immediately. The ABC daytime panel framed the plan as a “slush fund,” with moderator Whoopi Goldberg asking a question that quickly widened the conversation.
“So my question is this: Does this mean that Hunter Biden deserves reparations too?” Goldberg wondered. “Because he was investigated under the Biden administration before his pardon.”
Others on the show zeroed in on who might be first in line. The hosts said they suspected that people connected to January 6—who Trump later gave full pardons to—could be among the earliest to file claims for compensation.
That led Sara Haines to think beyond a single group and ask whether other categories of alleged government mistreatment would also be treated as “victims” under the same framework.
“All the victims of January 6 probably feel a little bit like this was weaponized,” Haines said.. She then listed other groups she said might feel similarly: “71% of immigrants detained by ICE with no criminal conviction. they probably feel like it.. The federal government employees who did not get paid during two historical shutdowns. they probably feel like it was weaponized a bit.. The federal employees who were fired under DOGE. the Epstein survivors. and last but certainly not least. Black Americans who talk about reparations.”
Sunny Hostin took the proposal further, calling the fund “disgusting” and unconstitutional. She pointed to the Constitution, saying “section four of the 14th Amendment specifically provides that the government cannot provide compensation to insurrectionists, so that’s a nonstarter.”
Alyssa Farah Griffin, meanwhile, focused on Trump’s political positioning. She said the reported plan clashes with a campaign message Trump used often: “draining the swamp.”
“This is so extraordinary, that he ran on draining the swamp, and this is the swampiest thing I could possibly imagine, is a slush fund for your allies,” Griffin said.
The hosts’ reactions came as the conversation around the fund picked up online. including coverage describing a “Truth & Justice Commission.” In the middle of the debate over constitutional limits and political messaging. “The View” kept returning to the same tension: who gets recognized as a victim. and who ends up excluded.
The pattern in what the hosts flagged is consistent: the idea hinges on Trump dropping his ongoing $10 billion IRS lawsuit in exchange for creating a reported $1.776 billion fund. and the show’s questions track that exchange—who counts as an eligible “victim. ” whether people tied to investigations and pardons would be next. and how those claims clash with their reading of the 14th Amendment’s limits on compensation to insurrectionists.
As the discussion unfolded on-air. the panel also emphasized that the stakes are not just legal but political. with Griffin and others portraying the proposal as the very thing Trump said he wanted to fix.. The full conversation was shared as a video discussion on “The View. ” where the hosts weighed in on the plan’s wording. constitutional arguments. and the broader implications they believe it carries.
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