Sadly this was misinformation. Politico only received about 44k. That said they can still get stuffed.
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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.




