USAID, Politico and White House

WH's Karoline Leavitt: USAID Has Funded Media Outlets Like Politico, That Will No Longer Be Happening
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt at Wednesday's briefing: "I was made aware that USAID has funded media outlets like Politico. I can confirm that more than $8M that has gone to subsidizing subscriptions will no longer be happening.
USAID paid $44K to Politico, not over $8M as White House claimed. It was for subscriptions
U.S. President Donald Trump, the White House press secretary and DOGE Director Elon Musk promoted misleading statements about USAID and Politico.
White House confirms 'Politico' received $8 million USAID funds: 'DOGE will cancel those payments'
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt revealed that USAID had been funding media outlets like Politico, but this practice will be stopped, saving taxpayers' money. This decision is part of a broader government effort to scrutinize federal spending and ensure it benefits the American public,
The White House’s wildly inaccurate claims about USAID spending
As the Trump administration this week dismantled the U.S. Agency for International Development, the primary vehicle for U.S. foreign aid, the White House issued a statement justifying its actions. Titled “At USAID,
White House claims about USAID ripped apart by fact-checker: 'Only one claim was accurate'
Donald Trump's administration used nearly a dozen false or misleading claims to justify the dismantling of the nation's primary vehicle for delivering foreign aid, according to a new fact check. The White House this week issued a statement titled,
White House repeats false claims about USAID 'funding' media outlets
Announcing millions of dollars of cuts to online subscriptions, the Trump administration's press secretary repeated misleading statements used to justify the dismantling of the US government's international aid and development agency.
USAID’s ‘long list of crap’: Karoline Leavitt cites millions in wasteful spending
The White House is defending its decision to gut the U.S. Agency for International Development, citing projects press ...
Claims about USAID funding are spreading online. Many are not based on facts
False and misleading social media posts are circulating online as the Trump administration moves to dismantle the U.S. Agency ...
How conspiracy theories about Politico led Trump to cancel subscriptions
Less than 24 hours after misleading claims started circulating that tied Politico to USAID, the White House vowed to end subscriptions for the insider news outlet's services and others.
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Karoline Leavitt reveals list of where USAID money goes
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White House flags top USAID boondoggles under Elon Musk's microscope
The White House has released a list of USAID programs its considers wasteful and that it says abused taxpayer funds by ...
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Politico Denies Being a ‘Beneficiary of Government Programs’ Amid USAID Funding Claim
Politico leadership further denied it is a USAID beneficiary, after Politico’s CEO Goli Sheikholeslami and editor-in-chief ...
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“DEI musical in Ireland” cited by White House among USAID’s “waste and abuse”
"I don’t want my dollars going towards this crap," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said of the "DEI musical in ...
Trump and Musk want to make government 'good stewards' of taxpayer dollars, White House press secretary says
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt joins "America Reports" to break down the Trump administration's efforts to ...
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Doocy Asks Karoline Leavitt About Dems’ Violent Rhetoric Against Trump, Musk
Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy asked White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt about the Democrats’ ...