USAID Turned Off: Suddenly Politico Can’t Pay Their Employees
By M Winger
For some reason Politco, a far left political media company, was unable to pay their entire staff.
This comes on the heels of USAID getting turned off.
Could these two be connected?
Just a coincidence?
Was Politico being propped up by the government via USAID?
Politico received $8.1 million in just the last year from agencies across the government including: HHS, Department of Interior, Department of Energy, USDA.
Most of the funding appears to be covering subscription costs for government employees.
Source:… https://t.co/ZDoTJaT8rm pic.twitter.com/1N5CsksGul
— Oscar Buynevich (@buynevich) February 4, 2025
It’s hard to say at the moment what the real reason for this payroll trouble is.
But it certainly is raising eyebrows.
German media conglomerate Axel Springer owns Politico and has at least some thread of public financial tie to USAID dollars. It’s entirely possible that Politico had a payroll error and will be back in 20 minutes, but it’s also possible they’re entirely reliant on USIAD lmao https://t.co/wEbQ7XaMaQ pic.twitter.com/369WTPcPNq
— Lee (Greater) (@shortmagsmle) February 4, 2025
full story at https://100percentfedup.com/usaid-turned-suddenly-politicont-pay-their-employees/