The U.S. State Department is fundamentally changing how it uses American taxpayer dollars abroad, reorienting its foreign funding programs to promote MAGA ideology across Europe actively. This is a massive pivot from the traditional American soft-power approach, which has historically centered on spreading American-style liberalism and democratic ideals across the continent since the postwar era.
State Department officials have already held early discussions with specific, aligned groups about funding as per Politico. This includes France’s Western Arc, a new Paris-based think tank that openly describes itself as “MAGA-inspired,” and Britain’s Free Speech Union, an advocacy group. They are part of a list created by the MAGA-aligned Heritage Foundation.
