White House Confirms: Politico Propped Up By Millions Of Dollars From US Government

Hunter Biden's art is different. It is transcendent, esthetic product purchased sight-unseen by collectors, companies, organizations, and, yes, some government agencies. They buy it because it brings joy and merriment to their lives — helping them ease the burden of every day… https://t.co/biJVPoAg1Z pic.twitter.com/jl3kd0vAED

— zerohedge (@zerohedge) February 6, 2025

• White House Confirms: Politico Propped Up By Millions Of Dollars From US Government
  by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/
  Politico Pleads Innocent, Claims Tens Of Millions In Govt. Subscriptions Totally Normal
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  Update (1545ET): Politico has responded to the controversy, writing in a Thursday memo that they have “never received any government funding — no subsidies, no grants, no handouts. Not one dime, ever, in 18 years,” but that $27 million in government subscriptions to “Politico Pro” is simply “a transaction,” akin to the government buying “research, equipment, software and industry reports.”
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  Hunter Biden’s lucrative art sales were also a transaction, totally not buying influence. Perhaps he should have started a subscription service for monthly art deliveries?
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.@PressSec: "I can confirm that the more than $8 million taxpayer that have gone to essentially subsidizing subscriptions to Politico will no longer be happening."

"The DOGE team is working on canceling those payments now." pic.twitter.com/xfzyzA5Xwd

— CAPITAL (@capitalnewshq) February 5, 2025

Staff at Politico did not get paid for the latest pay period. The company just sent several emails to employees saying it believes there was a technical error, and is looking into how to fix the issue. pic.twitter.com/PYcWYdbrEC

— Max Tani (@maxwelltani) February 4, 2025

I found $27M during the Biden years. https://t.co/14sVnvkbEH

— Pacheco the Ghost (@PMtalking) February 5, 2025

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