Trump administration to fund Maga-aligned projects in Europe as he reorders US aid, FT reports
The plan includes at least a dozen grants, including a $40 million award for the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, after pushback from Congress.
- The State Department proposed at least a dozen no-bid grants to conservative European organizations and groups advocating for white South Africans, prompting congressional pushback that forced officials to abandon or revise controversial plans in recent days.
- Senior adviser Samuel Samson, a 27-year-old deputy assistant secretary of state, has spent 18 months courting far-right leaders in Europe to advance an 'America first' worldview, reshaping DRL's traditional focus on documenting abuses in repressive regimes.
- Internal records detailed a $40 million award to the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, alongside $7 million for 'Anglo-American values' and $5 million to combat 'digital overregulation,' all bypassing standard competitive bidding protocols.
- Following congressional criticism, officials recently dropped a contentious British-focused grant while widening the South African research award to a $1 million invited-application opportunity available to other groups.
- This strategic pivot represents a broader ideological realignment of U.S. foreign aid, shifting from traditional human rights advocacy in poorer nations toward supporting nationalist movements and 'civilisational' partnerships in wealthy democracies.
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Trump administration plans to allocate millions of dollars for MAGA projects in Europe — ftThe Trump administration is preparing funding for projects in Europe to fight censorship through EU laws. Grants include 2 million dollars to counter DSA and DMA.
Trump administration to fund Maga-aligned projects in Europe as he reorders US aid, FT reports
The Trump administration is preparing to unveil a series of grants in Europe and beyond to support Maga-aligned initiatives in pursuance of a dramatic overhaul of U.S. foreign aid priorities, the Financial Times reported on Saturday.
Trump Officials Want to Use Human Rights Aid to Advocate for White South Africans and Right-Wing Causes in Europe
Proposed grant recipients have included a free-speech organization that has fought against bans on “gay conversion therapy” and an Afrikaner group that promotes self-governance.
The U.S. government will spend millions of dollars to promote initiatives related to the MAGA (Make America Great Again) movement beyond its borders, according to the Financial Times, citing documents from the State Department. The Trump administration is preparing grants for Europe and other regions. The post U.S. will allocate millions to promote the MAGA movement in Europe and counter EU digital laws first appeared on Cubadebate.
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