Byron Donalds gets more than he bargained for as tensions flare during CNN interview

Donalds cited another instance where he believed a specific individuals deserved compensation, but again listed only Trump allies.

"We can talk about we can talk about what happened with Michael Flynn, the fact that he was persecuted by this government under the under the phony Russia collusion scandal, which we all know now is fake and phony," Donalds said, referring to Trump's first national security adviser who pleaded guilty to lying to FBI agents. "What about him? What about the money he had to put out for his attorneys? What about the anguish on his family?"'

"I wanted to give you a chance to give your perspective here, but just to be clear, this isn't anything I'm doing," Brown said. "I am a vehicle for what people in your own party, the concerns that they're expressing. You have several Republicans on the Senate side, and also you have on the House side who concerns coming from them about who could receive this money, including the Jan. 6 rioters. In fact, and, in fact, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is meeting with some of them because of those concerns."

"You are a fiscal conservative and you're running as such for governor of Florida," she added. "Is it a fiscally responsible decision for the Trump administration to launch this $1.8 billion fund when Americans and Floridians, in particular, are struggling with high gas prices?"

"You're conflating issues, he protested.

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