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U.S. Funds European Far-Right with $1-3M MAGA Initiative

7/23/2026

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U.S. State Department announced on 13 July a program to give European groups $1 million-$3 million to promote MAGA-aligned “civilisational self-confidence”.
Sarah Rogers, under-secretary of state for public diplomacy, heads the effort and has attacked the EU’s Digital Services Act.
Proposals must address national sovereignty, migration and censorship, key issues for far-right groups.
A European Council on Foreign Relations study says far-right parties now function as national branches of a single movement.

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U.S. State Department announced on 13 July a program to give European groups $1 million-$3 million to promote MAGA-aligned “civilisational self-confidence”.
Sarah Rogers, under-secretary of state for public diplomacy, heads the effort and has attacked the EU’s Digital Services Act.
Proposals must address national sovereignty, migration and censorship, key issues for far-right groups.
A European Council on Foreign Relations study says far-right parties now function as national branches of a single movement.