Trump Administration Allocates Millions to Right-Wing European Groups

The U.S. State Department has opened an application process for European organisations aligned with the MAGA movement, providing grants between $1 million and $3 million from a pool of about $4.9 million to support research, conferences and cultural initiatives on topics such as mass migration and national sovereignty. In parallel, the department is reviewing three earmarked awards for British groups: $7 million for 878, a newly formed organisation led by former special adviser Radomir Tylecote and former Conservative minister Jacob Rees-Mogg, aimed at reviving Judeo-Christian cultural heritage; $5 million for Free Speech Union International, an offshoot of the Free Speech Union, to promote free speech and oppose digital regulation; and $3 million for the Jobs Foundation, co-founded by former Vote Leave CEO Matthew Elliot, to address over-regulation and boost U.S. investment.

While supporters argue the funding advances liberty and prosperity abroad, observers question why American taxpayers are financing foreign right-wing groups after Trump’s repeated promises to eliminate wasteful overseas aid. The grants sit among a broader $25.34 billion of federal funding opportunities posted since early June, including large programmes for Africa, Korea and Jordan.