USAID Hired the Right-Wing Influencer Responsible for Its Decimation

USAID Hired the Right-Wing Influencer Responsible for Its Decimation
If the U.S. Agency for International Development is a front for the CIA, we’re about to find out all about it. A new official inside the agency is prepared to blow the lid off the whole conspiracy.That official is Mike Benz, a right-wing influencer who popularized the notion that Taylor Swift is a secret NATO asset and once wrote, under a pseudonym, “I want white identity politics to grow like wildfire.” Benz rose to prominence last year by spreading fantastical claims about USAID, portraying the agency as a terrorist organization or a spy operation—or both. His comments caught the attention of Elon Musk, setting into motion the dramatic dismantling of the agency. USAID, Benz argued earlier this year, “is notorious for funding the darkest, most controversial, most horrifying projects known to all of mankind.”So it was somewhat surprising for staff remaining at the decimated agency when Benz strode into their… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.
THE ATLANTIC – Politics | Politics & GovernmentTue, December 9, 2025
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