Hang on, if Musk's minions want to take down Politico, let's see how this plays out.
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Will Sommer
Right-wing media is melting down today over the erroneous idea that Politico is secretly funded by USAID. Here's the backstory:
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How many other news agency subscriptions are there on the book and which outlets are the subscriptions to?
What policies allowed them to subscribe?
How many Fox News aubsftiotions or NY Times?
Seems important context.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/opinion/elon-musk-donald-trump-government.html
https://oversight.house.gov/subcommittee/full-committee/
Are they just trying to boost its credibility to the left to better poison the water?
The right is very good at that sort of thing.
Subscriber-in-Chief: Donald Trump's News Outlets He Pays For
Records show the campaign spent thousands for the 'NYT', 'WSJ', 'WaPo' and more — despite pummeling them as 'corrupt,' 'unhinged,' 'pathetic' and 'dying'
https://theankler.com/p/subscriber-in-chief-donald-trumps
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/politico-owner-pray-for-trump-mathias-dopfner-axel-springer-1234587243/
https://www.thedailybeast.com/politcos-new-owner-mathias-dopfner-invited-colleagues-to-pray-for-trumps-re-election/