The hits, they just keep coming
President Donald Trump ordered the General Services Administration (GSA) to cancel all media-related contracts funded by the agency Thursday after alleging that “billions of dollars have been stolen… much of it going to the fake news media as a ‘payoff’ for creating good stories about the Democrats.”
“GSA team, please do two things,” a Trump administration official instructed in an email obtained by Axios. “Pull all contracts for Politico, BBC, E&E (Politico sub) and Bloomberg. Pull all media contracts for just GSA—cancel every single media contract today for GSA only.”
The move comes after Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) uncovered millions of dollars in government agency subscriptions to Politico Pro, a policy-tracking service widely used in Washington. Their discovery, made through a public database, fueled speculation on X about the Biden administration allegedly “funding” anti-Trump outlets.
According to USAspending.gov records, USAID paid $44,000 for Politico’s energy and environmental news subscriptions in 2023 and 2024. Across all government agencies, Politico services reportedly exceeded $8 million in 2024.