Press Sec. Leavitt: More than $8 Million of Taxpayer Dollars Have Gone to Essentially Subsidizing Subscriptions to Politico

LEAVITT So upon coming ░░░░░░░░ here to the briefing ░░░░░░░░ I was made aware ░░░░░░░░ the funding from USAID ░░░░░░░░ media outlets including Politico ░░░░░░░░ I know has a ░░░░░░░░ in this room and ░░░░░░░░ can confirm that the ░░░░░░░░ than 8 million taxpayer ░░░░░░░░ that have gone to ░░░░░░░░ subsidizing subscriptions to Politico ░░░░░░░░ the American taxpayer s ░░░░░░░░ will no longer be ░░░░░░░░ The DOGE team is ░░░░░░░░ on canceling those payments ░░░░░░░░ Again this is a ░░░░░░░░ of government effort to ░░░░░░░░ that we are going ░░░░░░░░ by line when it ░░░░░░░░ to the federal government ░░░░░░░░ books And this president ░░░░░░░░ his team are are ░░░░░░░░ decisions across the board ░░░░░░░░ do these receipts serve ░░░░░░░░ interests of the American ░░░░░░░░ Is this a good ░░░░░░░░ of the American taxpayer ░░░░░░░░ money If it is ░░░░░░░░ that funding will no ░░░░░░░░ be sent abroad and ░░░░░░░░ taxpayers will see significant ░░░░░░░░ because of that effort.”