News outlet Politico got dragged into the USAID chaos. Turns out, government workers have a $16 million habit of reading premium political news
Opinion by Stuart Dyos • 3h
After the Trump administration cut USAID funding, Politico received backlash from conservative voices on social media accusing the political media company of its ties to the now-dead government organization. In truth, though, Politico claims to earn more than $16 million from government agencies—for its premium subscriptions and other offerings from the publisher. The Trump administration claims it will cut the government’s subsidized subscriptions to the outlet.
The Trump administration announced its plans to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Monday, after the head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk, said over the weekend the organization was “criminal” and it was “time for it to die.”
DOGE claims it can eliminate $2 trillion in government spending, and beheading USAID is one of the first steps.
As USAID funding was cut off Monday, speculation began to rise around news outlet Politico about its financial ties to the federal government after the company missed payroll on Tuesday.
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