The US state department is set to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities across Europe to disseminate Washington’s policy positions and challenge perceived threats to free speech.
Senior state department official Sarah Rogers travelled to Europe in December to meet influential rightwing think-tanks and has spoken to key figures in Nigel Farage’s populist Reform UK party about deploying a pot of money to spread American values, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.
The funding was linked to the 250th anniversary celebrations of US independence later this year, the people said.
It is likely to cause consternation among Washington’s allies, particularly centre-left governments such as Labour in the UK, which will be concerned that US government funds are being deployed to undermine their policies.
A US official said the programme was a twist on previous state department projects that channelled funding towards specific causes overseas and was likely to focus on initiatives based in London, Paris, Berlin and Brussels.
The Trump administration has sought to drastically scale back US foreign assistance and cuts have fallen heavily on programmes to support good governance, human rights and democracy.
Rogers’ efforts come as the White House has criticised long-standing allies in Europe.
> deploying a pot of money to spread American values,
I already know about American values because they don’t shut up about them.
But the cynic in me believes this is just a soft launch of making private healthcare more palatable for when conform gets in and starts selling the NHS off to American insurance firms.
NuPNua on
If we had any proper journalists left in the UK, they’d be grilling Farage as to how this aligns with his vision of “sovereignty”.
FlaviousTiberius on
I thought they already were and had been for a while?
gogoluke on
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Swimming_Register_32 on
Just remember folks that all this is actually a carefully orchestrated culture war, as verifiably proven in the Epstein files.
Optimaldeath on
Foreign election interference is only bad when certain countries do it, but goodly good if the US does it.
Tired of this sycophancy some in this country have for this turgid relationship.
FatPancakes247365 on
Can America not see they have become what the seek to remove from other countries?
Due_Ad_3200 on
> Only around 16 per cent of the British public have a favourable opinion of Trump, while 81 per cent view him unfavourably, according to a YouGov tracker.
“There are political dangers for us from being too aligned with the US,” one of the Reform figures said
Of course, Reform’s leader travelled to the USA to campaign for Donald Trump in 2016, 2020, and 2024.
2024 was after the 6th January riots – that didn’t put him off supporting Trump.
TrappyTerrapin on
Remember when Trump accused other nations of messing with US elections, he was furious…..
baconeggwaffle on
This confirms reform supports nonces coming over here to talk more nonce-sense then
JohnGazman on
The next headline I see needs to be *”European nations ban MAGA-aligned think-tanks and ‘charities’ from operating in Europe”*
greenpowerman99 on
There’s a registry of ‘Foreign Agents’ who operate in the European Union and at national level in member states.
Charitable organisations also have to justify their status before they can be registered.
Another clear example of America’s new status as an enemy of Europe, not an ally.
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The US state department is set to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities across Europe to disseminate Washington’s policy positions and challenge perceived threats to free speech.
Senior state department official Sarah Rogers travelled to Europe in December to meet influential rightwing think-tanks and has spoken to key figures in Nigel Farage’s populist Reform UK party about deploying a pot of money to spread American values, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.
The funding was linked to the 250th anniversary celebrations of US independence later this year, the people said.
It is likely to cause consternation among Washington’s allies, particularly centre-left governments such as Labour in the UK, which will be concerned that US government funds are being deployed to undermine their policies.
A US official said the programme was a twist on previous state department projects that channelled funding towards specific causes overseas and was likely to focus on initiatives based in London, Paris, Berlin and Brussels.
The Trump administration has sought to drastically scale back US foreign assistance and cuts have fallen heavily on programmes to support good governance, human rights and democracy.
Rogers’ efforts come as the White House has criticised long-standing allies in Europe.
The [US national security strategy](https://archive.ph/o/H7rAR/https://www.ft.com/content/27e82b33-6e54-4e96-954f-43d1c7b3c98f), released last year, called for “cultivating resistance” to the continent’s current trajectory. The document warned that mass migration and “censorship of free speech” could lead to “civilisational erasure”.
> deploying a pot of money to spread American values,
I already know about American values because they don’t shut up about them.
But the cynic in me believes this is just a soft launch of making private healthcare more palatable for when conform gets in and starts selling the NHS off to American insurance firms.
If we had any proper journalists left in the UK, they’d be grilling Farage as to how this aligns with his vision of “sovereignty”.
I thought they already were and had been for a while?
Down voting the story means it gets buried. You can upvote for visibility and comment to show disapproval.
Just remember folks that all this is actually a carefully orchestrated culture war, as verifiably proven in the Epstein files.
Foreign election interference is only bad when certain countries do it, but goodly good if the US does it.
Tired of this sycophancy some in this country have for this turgid relationship.
Can America not see they have become what the seek to remove from other countries?
> Only around 16 per cent of the British public have a favourable opinion of Trump, while 81 per cent view him unfavourably, according to a YouGov tracker.
“There are political dangers for us from being too aligned with the US,” one of the Reform figures said
Of course, Reform’s leader travelled to the USA to campaign for Donald Trump in 2016, 2020, and 2024.
2024 was after the 6th January riots – that didn’t put him off supporting Trump.
Remember when Trump accused other nations of messing with US elections, he was furious…..
This confirms reform supports nonces coming over here to talk more nonce-sense then
The next headline I see needs to be *”European nations ban MAGA-aligned think-tanks and ‘charities’ from operating in Europe”*
There’s a registry of ‘Foreign Agents’ who operate in the European Union and at national level in member states.
Charitable organisations also have to justify their status before they can be registered.
Another clear example of America’s new status as an enemy of Europe, not an ally.
One such “think tank” https://youtu.be/_4pB__QFiO4
Funding groups like the AfD has been official US foreign policy for a while now. It was mentioned in the State Department world assessment document.
Time to bolster the Charities commision and give it real teeth before this gets underway. Also time to look at US NGOs in the same light as RT.
So your saying AiEPAC….. American in Europe Public Affairs Commitee, the Bribes are begining to flow into Europe i thought that was already known as
Racist Aligned Committee Elon Is Supporting Today