Trump and Musk Are Pushing an Absurd Lie About Government and the Media
The non-scandal made its way to the White House Briefing Room a few hours after Musk started pushing it. "I can confirm that the more than $8 million taxpayer dollars that have gone to essentially subsidizing subscriptions to Politico on the American taxpayer's dime will no longer be happening," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters. She said that Musk's team at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) "is working on canceling those payments now."
Musk, meanwhile, continued to amplify posts pushing the idea that the payments are something more sinister than government offices wanting a resource that tracks legislative votes. "USAID funding corporate media is the biggest scandal of 2025," wrote Rumble CEO Chris Pavlovski in a post endorsed by Musk. "In essence, the Biden administration was paying the media through USAID to attack the likes of Rumble and X, advocate for censorship, and install their own government in the USA by attacking the opposition party."
The non-scandal made its way to the White House Briefing Room a few hours after Musk started pushing it. "I can confirm that the more than $8 million taxpayer dollars that have gone to essentially subsidizing subscriptions to Politico on the American taxpayer's dime will no longer be happening," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters. She said that Musk's team at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) "is working on canceling those payments now."
Musk, meanwhile, continued to amplify posts pushing the idea that the payments are something more sinister than government offices wanting a resource that tracks legislative votes. "USAID funding corporate media is the biggest scandal of 2025," wrote Rumble CEO Chris Pavlovski in a post endorsed by Musk. "In essence, the Biden administration was paying the media through USAID to attack the likes of Rumble and X, advocate for censorship, and install their own government in the USA by attacking the opposition party."