President Donald Trump sparked outrage after his administration was exposed for preparing a $2.8 billion military package amid “extraordinarily dire” economic signs — funded entirely by American taxpayers.
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On Monday, The Washington Post revealed that the Trump administration was actively preparing to sell $2.8 billion worth of weapons to Israel, including 40,000 “controversial” 2,000-pound bombs, citing an anonymous U.S. official. While described as a sale, the Post noted that the “transaction is financed through a mechanism known as Foreign Military Financing,” in which American taxpayer dollars are transferred to Israel to fund the purchase.
Right-wing media figure Tucker Carlson expressed outrage on Monday over the arrangement, calling it a “gift” at the expense of American taxpayers in support of Israel’s siege on Gaza, which he labeled a “genocide,” as has a United Nations committee and countless human rights groups.
Author and writer Amani Al-Khatahtbeh accused Trump of “letting Israel rob America blind,” and urged Americans to “wake [the f—] up.” Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), once a fierce Trump ally, lashed out at the president for apparently greenlighting the deal.
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“We did not vote for this. America does not support this,” Greene wrote in a social media post on X. “Our tax dollars and weapons have been used to kill tens of thousands of innocent people. My God, what comes next?”
Prominent tech vlogger Zack Nelson called the revelation “TRULY INSANE,” and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) vowed to fight to halt the weapons deal.
“This is beyond unacceptable and I am furious at this news,” Jayapal said in a statement published on social media. “US weapons are being used to perpetrate a genocide. This cannot continue in our name and I will be fighting in Congress to block this sale and all future weapons sales as long as the Israeli government continues to violate international humanitarian law.”
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According to an informed federal official, in the coming months the Trump administration plans to send a total of 40,000 Mark 84 and Blu-117 bombs to the government of Israel. Each bomb weighs 2,000 pounds. This appears to be the largest transfer of conventional explosive…
— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) September 15, 2026
