A Republican congressman defended President Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” on Wednesday, after the lawmaker was grilled by his constituents about federal spending. “Has there been weaponization in the past of the Department of Justice? I think the answer to that is yes. Do I approve of the money going to anybody that was assaulting law enforcement, or anybody that ever assaults law enforcement? No,” Rep. Mike Flood (R-Neb.) told “CNN News Central” host Brianna Keilar.While Flood said he does not approve of the funds going towards J6ers, he said there are other Americans who have been “targeted by the DOJ,” including “pro-life Americans, parents wanting to have a say in their education in front of the school board, and even Republican groups like Turning Point USA.”“This was an issue in the 2024 election,” Flood continued. “Should they be compensated for what they endured? Absolutely. Do we all have opinions on what this money should be used for? I’m sure we do. For me, a bright line is no money for the Jan. 6 insurrectionists.”He went on, “That is not something that I agree with. I didn’t agree with the pardons that were issued at the time, but we’ve moved on. We’ve moved on. This fund exists.”Flood’s stance on the fund comes a day after he was confronted by his own constituents about federal spending at a brutal town hall.One attendee asked, “The Iran war, the White House ballroom, security for the White House ballroom, immigration enforcement, Trump arch ... the reflecting pool renovations, slush fund for crooks, and the Farm Bill. How do we pay for all of this?”As part of his response to the question, Flood told his constituents, “We pay for it by making decisions,” which led to a heckler chanting, “Tax the rich!”“So your solution is to tax the rich,” Flood replied as the crowd cheered.He told Keilar there will be congressional oversight over the DOJ fund, but he can’t predict how it will look at the moment. “I know that I, as one member of the House of Representatives, am willing and looking forward to sitting down and talking about how it will work,” Flood concluded.The DOJ announced the anti-weaponization fund earlier this month, saying that it will “provide a systematic process to hear and redress claims of others who suffered weaponization and lawfare.”According to both Vice President JD Vance and acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Jan. 6 rioters who were pardoned by Trump would be eligible for payouts from the fund. Republicans abandoned plans last week to pass a bill funding immigration enforcement following disagreements over the cost of the president’s ballroom and slush fund.