On Wednesday, Politico and other legacy media outlets tried to debunk claims that the newsrooms received millions of dollars from the federal government.
The catalyst for these accusations stemmed from President Donald Trump’s administration and the Department of Government Efficiency seeking to reorganize the United States Agency for International Development.
‘Could be the biggest scandal of them all, perhaps the biggest in history!’
Withmuchattentionfocusedonthetroubledgovernmentagencyinrecentdays,theTrumpadministrationhighlightedsomeofitsquestionablefundingdecisions.PresssecretaryKarolineLeavittcalleditalonglistof“crap”and“wasteandabuse.”
Duringapressbriefingearlierthisweek,LeavittlistedsomeoftheinitiativesfundedbythefederalgovernmentthattheDOGEdiscovered.
“Thesearesomeoftheinsaneprioritiesthatthatorganizationhasbeenspendingmoneyon,”Leavittstated.
Shenotedthatthefederalgovernmentspent“$1.5milliontoadvanceDEIinSerbia’sworkplaces,$70,000foraproductionofaDEImusicalinIreland,$47,00
