DONKEY: Charlamagne Gives Trump Donkey Of The Day After $1.8B Taxpayer Fund Is Set For 'Anti-Weaponization'

Summary

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The Breakfast Club – “Donkey of the Day: Charlamagne Gives Trump Donkey Of The Day After $1.8B Taxpayer Fund Is Set For 'Anti-Weaponization'”

Date: May 19, 2026
Hosts: DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, Charlamagne Tha God
Network: The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts

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Episode Overview

In this episode of The Breakfast Club, Charlamagne Tha God delivers the “Donkey of the Day” to President Donald J. Trump in response to the Justice Department’s announcement of a nearly $1.8 billion taxpayer-funded “anti-weaponization” fund. The fund is intended to compensate Trump allies who claim they were unfairly targeted by the Biden administration. Charlamagne breaks down the implications, voices the outrage felt by many, and draws attention to the broader context of economic hardship and government priorities.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Announcement of the “Anti-Weaponization” Fund

• Justice Department press release ([04:16]):
  • The $1.8B taxpayer fund compensates Trump allies who claim unfair targeting by the Biden administration.
  • Trump drops his $10B lawsuit over the IRS allegedly leaking his tax returns in exchange for an apology and the creation of this fund.
  • The fund will be overseen by a five-person commission appointed by the Attorney General.
  • Trump himself won’t receive money, but individuals connected to the Capitol riots might.

2. Charlamagne’s Critique and Outrage

• Deep criticism of using public money for political favors ([05:20]–[09:27]):

  • The system allows Trump supporters, including insurrectionists, to potentially get compensated with taxpayer dollars.
  • Outrage over funding political allies vs. Americans’ real needs (food assistance, education, veteran care, etc.).
  • “People out here getting denied food assistance. Veterans who fought for this country are fighting for health care. Public school teachers are doing GoFundMes for pencils and other basic supplies… but you are using billions and taxpayer money… for a political reimbursement program.”

• Quote:

  • “President Trump is just paying his goons, okay? This is incentive for his goons to do his bidding again if he needs them to.” – Charlamagne Tha God [06:29]

• Connects the fund to wider government corruption, likening it to a scam or pyramid scheme that exploits ordinary Americans.

3. Trump’s Priorities and Alienation of Ordinary Americans

• Clip from Trump interview on Fox News ([08:34]):

  • Trump says: “I don’t think about American financial situation. I don’t think about anybody. I think about one thing. You cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon. That's all...”
  • Charlamagne doubles down on how this highlights Trump’s disregard for everyday Americans struggling with inflation and economic pressure.

• Quote:

  • “You as the president… have to care about America’s financial situation. That’s the whole point of being a president.” – Charlamagne Tha God [09:27]

4. Systemic Economic Disparity and Public Frustration

• Comparison to superhero/vigilante origin stories ([10:30]):

  • Charlamagne: “This is how Batman becomes Batman, okay? This is how Daredevil becomes Daredevil. This is the vigilante origin story…”

• Powerful community perspective via Tupac soundbite ([11:00]):

  • On persistent, unmet needs leading to radical actions:
    • “We are hungry, please let us in ... after a year, then you just like... I’m picking the lock coming through the door blasting, you know what I’m saying? ... We asked 10 years ago... the civil rights movement. ... So now what do you think we’re gonna do?”

• Charlamagne’s warning to government ([11:59]):

  • “Don’t be shocked when Americans start wondering who government is really working for and then proceed to tear this government apart.”

5. Call to Public Engagement

• Phone lines open to listeners ([12:36]):
  • Invitation to discuss: “How do you feel? Donald Trump launches a $1.7 billion fund for his political allies. Pretty much. Meanwhile, people out here are getting denied food assistance…”

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On the questionable logic of the fund:

  • “Do you understand how insane that sounds? Okay, Americans out here arguing over student loan forgiveness and Medicaid cuts, affordable housing and whether teachers deserve raises, but we got to sit back and watch Trump and his friends rob us of money that should be used for us, okay?”
    – Charlamagne Tha God [06:05]

• On the economic disconnect:

  • “He told you he doesn’t care about your financial situation ... He never cared if you actually could afford groceries, okay?”
    – Charlamagne Tha God [09:07]

• On why this upsets all Americans:

  • “I don’t care what your race is. I don’t care what your party is. There is no way on God’s green earth that we can be okay with this.”
    – Charlamagne Tha God [05:42]

• Connecting government action to public activism:

  • “If you’re the President ... and you openly sound unconcerned about people’s financial pain by using taxpayer dollars for political priorities, don’t be shocked when Americans start wondering who government is really working for…”
    – Charlamagne Tha God [11:59]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• [03:39] – Charlamagne introduces “Donkey of the Day” and sets context for his critique of Trump.
• [04:16] – News segment outlines details of the “anti-weaponization” fund.
• [05:20] – [09:27] – Charlamagne’s analysis and critique, comparing the fund to scams and advocating for public outrage.
• [08:34] – Trump’s Fox News clip dismissing Americans’ financial concerns.
• [11:00] – Tupac clip about systemic neglect and community frustration.
• [11:59] – Charlamagne’s final call to action and warning.
• [12:36] – Invitation to listeners to join the discussion.

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Overall Tone

• Outraged and incisive, Charlamagne blends sharp commentary with humor and references (superheroes, pop culture) to make the topic accessible yet urgent.
• The episode powerfully calls out government misuse of funds and disconnect from the public, urging listeners to recognize systemic inequality and demand accountability.

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Transcript

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[Donald J. Trump]

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[Donald J. Trump]

He's fired.

[Charlemagne tha God]

He's fired. Trump, please step up to the congregation. Yes, you are adult Trump.

[Donald J. Trump]

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[Donald J. Trump]

Yes.

[Charlemagne tha God]

Donkey. Today for Tuesday, May 19th goes to President Donald J. Trump. Listen, my name is Leonard McKelvey, commonly known as Charlemagne tha God. I am an American citizen and I reserve the right to criticize every elected official in this country, okay? Democrat or Republican, because we have the right to. And when you see blatant corruption happening in this country at our expense and you gotta ring the alarm about it, okay? See, I don't know if you heard, but the Justice Department on yesterday announced the creation of a nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate President Donald Trump's allies who claim they were unfairly targeted by the Biden administration. Let's go to ABC8 News for the report, please.

[ABC8 News Reporter]

New this afternoon the Justice Department just announced the creation of a new anti weaponization fund. It's paid for by taxpayers and worth well over 1.6 billion. Will compensate Americans who claim they were wrongfully targeted by the Biden administration. President Trump accused the IRS of leaking his 2019 tax returns, but agreed to drop a $10 billion lawsuit in exchange for an apology. And creating this fund. Some Republicans and Democrats are expressing concern. It's an utterly lawless plan that is being forwarded. And if our Republican colleagues have any respect for for the Constitution and the powers of Congress, they will move to block it. That's action that Congress needs to take. I don't think you can do that. You can't just take a billion or $10 billion unilaterally with the executive branch. The Attorney General will appoint a five person commission to run the fund. According to ABC News, while President Trump won't receive any money, several rioters charged with storming the Capitol could qualify for payments.

[Charlemagne tha God]

Basically, the President is able to pay his supporters from a government agency he controls with taxpayer money. If you are a Trump supporter who feels like you are politically targeted by the justice system, you can submit a claim. It doesn't matter. If it was from the Russia collusion investigation to the nearly 1600 people who committed an insurrection in this country, you might be entitled to compensation. And the compensation is coming from we, the taxpayers. Does this apply to. To the 33 people who participated in the Capitol riots, who were pardoned or had their sentences commuted but got rearrested, got charged, got convicted for new crimes? Are they eligible to get some of our money? Okay, it's bad enough they got pardoned for trying to overthrow the results of an election, but now we gotta pay them, even though they got pardoned and some of them committed new crimes. America, I don't care what your race is. I don't care what your party is. There is no way on God's green earth that we can be okay with this. I know America loves a good scam, okay? This country was built on pyramid schemes, all right? We live in an era where folks will get on a podcast and convince you to refinance your house to buy crypto, but using taxpayer dollars to create a $1.7 billion fund for your political allies. Do you understand how insane that sounds? Okay, Americans out here arguing over student loan forgiveness and Medicaid cuts, affordable housing and whether teachers deserve raises, but we got to sit back and watch Trump and his friends rob us of money that should be used for us, okay? Taxpayer dollars should be used for Social Security and Medicare and Medicaid and national defense and keeping your local community running. Okay? That's what taxpayer dollars is supposed to be for. People out here getting denied food assistance. Veterans who fought for this country are fighting for health care. Public school teachers are doing GoFundMes for pencils and other basic supplies. You got libraries closing because it cuts the federal budgets, but you are using billions of dollars and taxpayer money, money that should be used to fund essential services at the federal, state, and local levels for a political reimbursement program. Let's be clear. President Trump is just paying his goons, okay? This is incentive for his goons to do his bidding again if he needs them to. Okay? You get. You get a pardon and Cash in your pocket. What they going to storm next? Voting boost in the midterms, perhaps? This is why people hate government, okay? You're taking money from people struggling to pay rent, buy groceries and survive inflation, which is surged under the Trump administration, by the way, okay? It's at its highest level in three years. You are taking taxpayer dollars and redirecting it to people who are connected to political power. This is why people get cynical about politics, because the rules always seem different depending on who you are and who you're aligned with. And when you have a president like Donald J. Who doesn't even pretend to care, okay? That's what we have in the White House right now, a president like Donald J. Trump who doesn't even pretend to care. Do you remember last week when President Trump said, and I quote, I don't think. I don't think about Americans financial situations. I don't think about anybody. I think about one thing. We cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon. That's what he said in regards to the Iran war. He told you he doesn't care about your financial situation. Well, he was on Fox News with Brett Baer and he doubled down. Let's listen.

[Donald J. Trump]

You can imagine Democrats and political pundits. The people get it. The people jumped all over this. People get it. That you made the other day. You were asked on the, when you

[Charlemagne tha God]

were leaving, to what extent are American

[Kelpen]

financial situations motivating you to make a deal?

[Donald J. Trump]

Not even a little bit. The only thing that matters is that I'm talking about Iran. They can't have a nuclear weapon. I don't think about American financial situation. I don't think about anybody. I think about one thing. You cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon. That's all. That's right. That's a perfect segment. Make it again. You can imagine how many people. Stop the sound bite at I don't think about America. They play the situation. So what's your response to that framework? It's very simple. When people hear me say it, everybody agrees. Short term pain. It's going to be short term pain. But the pain is much less than people thought.

[Charlemagne tha God]

Two things can be true. Iran doesn't need to have a nuclear weapon. But you as the president of the United States of America have to care about America's financial situation. That's the whole point of being a president. I would think that a president can multitask, okay? Especially a president that told you he was going to fix the economy on day one. He told you that he won the election based off one Word groceries, but he never cared if you actually could afford any, okay? Actions will always speak louder than words. Actions will always tell you what politicians value more than rhetoric does. And everyone's sitting around waiting for this golden age to happen. It's not okay. Not for you, anyway. For him and his family, his allies, oh, they getting fat while you starve, okay? And that's why our taxpayer dollars going to this weaponization fund to compensate his allies should piss you off, okay? You should be outraged. You should actually be in the street protesting against this, okay? Not only is it corrupt, it is a blatant slap in the face to the economic hardships you folks are facing, okay? Trump told you he don't care what you're going through financially, all right? He's not even acting like he sees what you're going through, all right? He's not even. He's not even detached from people's economic struggles. He just doesn't care. He's pushing for financial windfalls for his allies, his family, not you. And we wonder why people get radicalized in this country. This is how Batman becomes Batman, okay? This is how Daredevil becomes Daredevil. This is the vigilante origin story people play Tupac.

[Activist or Community Member]

Please, you have to be logical. You know, if. If I know that in this hotel room they have food every day, and I'm knocking on the door every day to eat, and they tell. And they open the door, let me see the party. Let me see, like, them throwing salami all over the. I mean, just like throwing food around where they're telling me there's no food in here. You know what I'm saying? Every day I'm standing outside trying to sing my way in. You know what I'm saying? We are hungry, please let us in we are hungry, please let us in after about a week, that song is going to change the. We hungry, we need some food. After two, three weeks, it's like, you know, give me a little food. Ragging out the door. And after a year, then you just like. You know what I'm saying? I'm picking the lock Coming through the door blasting, you know what I'm saying? It's like, you hungry? You reached your level. You don't want any more. We asked 10 years ago, we was asking with the Panthers. We was asking with them. You know, the civil rights movement. We was asking, you know? Now those people that were asking, they're all dead and in jail. So now what do you think we're gonna do?

[Charlemagne tha God]

It's just common sense, okay? If you're the President of the United States and you openly sound unconcerned about people's financial pain by using taxpayer dollars for political priorities, don't be shocked when Americans start wondering who government is really working for and then proceed to tear this government apart. Please give Donald J. Trump the biggest he. Huh? I don't care what race you are. I don't care what your party affiliation is. There's no way this situation don't piss you off. No, there's no way this situation don't outrage you. It's just. It's just impossible. Okay, and let's discuss. We. Open up, please open. Let's open up the phone lines.

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[Charlemagne tha God]

billion fund for his political allies. Pretty much. Meanwhile, people out here are getting denied food assistance. You know, you drive by veterans on the street holding signs all the time. They can't. They can't get nothing. They don't have no housing. They don't have no health care.

[Podcast Host]

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[Charlemagne tha God]

I told you, public school teachers are literally having GoFundMes for Pensacola supplies. What are we talking about?

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