The White House has instructed the General Services Administration (GSA) to terminate all media contracts, particularly those with Politico, BBC, and Bloomberg. This decision follows revelations regarding substantial government spending on subscriptions to Politico Pro, which attracted criticism from right-wing commentators who believed this indicated government funding of anti-Trump media. GSA's directive coincides with increasing scrutiny of federal media expenditures, and Politico's executives have refuted claims of government funding, emphasizing that their services are provided through standard procurement processes.
"POLITICO is a privately owned company. We have never received any government funding - no subsidies, no grants, no handouts. Not one dime, ever, in 18 years."
"A Trump administration official wrote: 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."
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