Polrico Leadership denied that it is a “beneficiary of government programs” after revelations of tax payment funds used to pay for its subscription service viral.
“As many of you saw today, there was a lively discussion in the White House and among officials associated with the Department of Government Efficiency on the subject of government subscriptions for journalism products, with polico and other news organizations,” Goli Sheikholeslami and editor -in -chief John Harris wrote together on Wednesday to the staff in a memo obtained by Fox News Digital.
“This is a good conversation to have to have, and we welcome it. The value of polico subscriptions is validated on the market daily. Some parts of today’s conversation were confusing and some people with false insights left behind. For this reason We want to hear you on different points. “
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Polico was swept in Elon Musk’s efforts to reduce government spending as revelations that the news exit received millions of federal funds went viral. (Screenshot/polico, (photo by Samuel Corum/Getty images))
Sheikholeslami and Harris emphasized Politrico “has never been a beneficiary of government programs or subsidies-not one cent, ever, in 18 years” and to be taught that its Subscription Department offers both private and public customers with a detailed report-based report, Real -Time intelligence and tracking tools in important policy areas “
“We are proud of the value that our Politico Pro platform and policy journalism give to all subscribers. As a practical issue, the vast majority of our professional subscriptions under Politro Pro in the private sector,” they wrote.
The Polito Chiefs later added: “We believe that the work of a new government – and the work that is done by Doge – is a hugely important story. In particular because of the ambition of the new government for large parts of the government To transform our responsibility, our responsibility to cover this from every corner is urgent.
Poloo did not immediately respond to FOX News Digital’s request for comments.
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White House Pers Secretary Karoline Leavitt Believed government financing that had received polico will end as the Ministry of Government Efficiency (Doge) of President Donald Trump (Doge) is aware of expenditure.
“I can confirm that the more than $ 8 million taxpayer dollars who have essentially went to Subscriptions to Politico on the dime of the American taxpayers will no longer happen,” said Leavitt during Wednesday’s press conference.
“The DOGE team is working on canceling those payments now,” she continued. “This is a whole government effort to ensure that we are rule by line when it comes to the books of the federal government.”
White House Pers Secretary Karoline Leavitt promised that the Trump government would cancel payments to Politico. (AP/Evan Vucci)
There was speculation on social media that the issue of $ 8 million all came from USAID, the agency that was currently the target of DOGE-MEDE founder Elon Musk, but only $ 44,000 came from that agency. Basic subscriptions are usually between $ 12,000 and $ 15,000 for three users.
Polico received taxpayer financing for his valuable subscription service from elsewhere in the federal government. The Ministry of Health and Human Services was at the forefront, with $ 1.37 million followed by $ 1.35 million from the Ministry of the Interior, according to Usaspending.gov.
The Ministry of Energy paid polico $ 1.29 million, the Ministry of Agriculture paid $ 552,024 and the Ministry of Trade paid $ 485,572.
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Elon Musk, the world’s richest man who is responsible for Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (Doge), has announced plans to lower the financing for USAID.
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Although polico received smaller amounts of money for subscriptions from government agencies under earlier administrations, according to the BIDEN administration it seems to have been raised, according to USASPending.GOV.
