Marco Rubio

And then really the kicker was not only were they doing all that formally from the State Department, but they were taking State Department money and they were giving it to these third-party groups who were supposed to be like independent, you know, verified arbiters of what's true and what isn't, what's good and what's bad.

And these groups were deliberately targeting – I believe you were one of the ones they targeted. I think the Federalists began putting labels on people. Now you may say, okay, well, what's the importance of label? Well, that's not just the issue here. The issue is not only did they put labels on people, that was then used to go to social media companies.

And these groups were deliberately targeting – I believe you were one of the ones they targeted. I think the Federalists began putting labels on people. Now you may say, okay, well, what's the importance of label? Well, that's not just the issue here. The issue is not only did they put labels on people, that was then used to go to social media companies.

And these groups were deliberately targeting – I believe you were one of the ones they targeted. I think the Federalists began putting labels on people. Now you may say, okay, well, what's the importance of label? Well, that's not just the issue here. The issue is not only did they put labels on people, that was then used to go to social media companies.

It was used to go to outlets and say, you have to de-platform these people, or you have to cut back on how much views they're getting. You have to go after them. In essence, silence them. So in essence, it metastasized and the metamorphosis into a government run entity that was targeting political speech in America, labeling it disinformation,

It was used to go to outlets and say, you have to de-platform these people, or you have to cut back on how much views they're getting. You have to go after them. In essence, silence them. So in essence, it metastasized and the metamorphosis into a government run entity that was targeting political speech in America, labeling it disinformation,

It was used to go to outlets and say, you have to de-platform these people, or you have to cut back on how much views they're getting. You have to go after them. In essence, silence them. So in essence, it metastasized and the metamorphosis into a government run entity that was targeting political speech in America, labeling it disinformation,

and silencing it, all paid for by the American taxpayers directly and indirectly. And that ends. So what happened when we took over, right before we took over, they got rid of this Global Engagement Seminar, they renamed it and moved it somewhere else. But, you know, renaming something doesn't change it. You still leave the thing around.

and silencing it, all paid for by the American taxpayers directly and indirectly. And that ends. So what happened when we took over, right before we took over, they got rid of this Global Engagement Seminar, they renamed it and moved it somewhere else. But, you know, renaming something doesn't change it. You still leave the thing around.

and silencing it, all paid for by the American taxpayers directly and indirectly. And that ends. So what happened when we took over, right before we took over, they got rid of this Global Engagement Seminar, they renamed it and moved it somewhere else. But, you know, renaming something doesn't change it. You still leave the thing around.

We've undertaken 12 weeks of looking, how do we reorganize this whole thing? How do we get rid of it? That's what we're announcing today is we're taking the whole thing down. It's about $50 million. It's not a small amount of money. We're not going to be in the business of doing this anymore. In fact, we're going to be in the business of promoting free speech in America and around the world.

We've undertaken 12 weeks of looking, how do we reorganize this whole thing? How do we get rid of it? That's what we're announcing today is we're taking the whole thing down. It's about $50 million. It's not a small amount of money. We're not going to be in the business of doing this anymore. In fact, we're going to be in the business of promoting free speech in America and around the world.

We've undertaken 12 weeks of looking, how do we reorganize this whole thing? How do we get rid of it? That's what we're announcing today is we're taking the whole thing down. It's about $50 million. It's not a small amount of money. We're not going to be in the business of doing this anymore. In fact, we're going to be in the business of promoting free speech in America and around the world.

as a core American value. And that really is what we're going to be about right now. And we're also going to go back and look at, you know, as an accountability project, all of the instances in which this was used as a weapon against American political voices. And the reason why that's important is not just because of accountability, it's to make sure it never happens again.

as a core American value. And that really is what we're going to be about right now. And we're also going to go back and look at, you know, as an accountability project, all of the instances in which this was used as a weapon against American political voices. And the reason why that's important is not just because of accountability, it's to make sure it never happens again.

as a core American value. And that really is what we're going to be about right now. And we're also going to go back and look at, you know, as an accountability project, all of the instances in which this was used as a weapon against American political voices. And the reason why that's important is not just because of accountability, it's to make sure it never happens again.

You document these things so that someone in the future, when they get some bright idea like this, realize, you know, why we shouldn't do it, because this is what it turns into.

You document these things so that someone in the future, when they get some bright idea like this, realize, you know, why we shouldn't do it, because this is what it turns into.

You document these things so that someone in the future, when they get some bright idea like this, realize, you know, why we shouldn't do it, because this is what it turns into.

Yeah, so USAID is another great example. Humanitarian aid, it was created for development and humanitarian aid. Where it really went off the rails is when humanitarian aid and development aid was turned into how do we infuse domestic political priorities into what we fund around the world?