‼️🧵1/ This is a video about Metropolitan Hilarion, a senior Russian Orthodox cleric who was rapidly granted Hungarian citizenship and embedded into the Orbán government’s inner circle, is now facing allegations of personal misconduct, illicit influence-peddling, and the misuse of Russian oligarch funds in Hungary. 2/ Background

Grigory (Metropolitan) Hilarion Alfeev is one of the most prominent figures in the Russian Orthodox Church, long seen as a smooth-faced, English-speaking diplomat-theologian, often presented abroad as the “moderate” churchman compared to Patriarch Kirill.

Before arriving in Hungary, he held top church posts in Moscow and London and served as the Russian Church’s “foreign minister.” Western intelligence assessments have long noted the Russian Orthodox Church’s role as a soft-power arm of the Kremlin.

🧵1/8 In early April 2014, just weeks after Russia’s annexation of Crimea, Jeffrey Sachs spent a day in Ukraine. He met with the Prime Minister, spoke to the press, and prepared to relay his impressions at IMF/World Bank meetings. During this visit, he made several clear and unequivocal statements that directly contradict almost everything he says today when he routinely blames NATO, absolves Russia, and frames Ukraine as a victim of Western manipulation.

Put simply, at that time he still came across as someone with a spine. Next, let’s break down the specific points he has since contradicted. 2/8 Russia was the aggressor and was intentionally destabilizing Ukraine.

He referred to the crisis as “a geopolitical crisis… clearly destabilizing and apparently meant to destabilize” due to Russia’s military buildup and annexation of Crimea. Russia was “provoking the crisis” and “squeezing Ukraine economically.”

➡️ Today: Sachs claims this was all NATO’s fault, and Russia was cornered into acting defensively.

#MafiaState 🔟 🧵 0/25

Picture a country where the government isn’t just running the show, it’s a tightly knit racket funneling money and power to loyal insiders.
Welcome to Hungary under Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party, a textbook mafia state.

At the center stands Péter Szijjártó, Orbán’s trusted Foreign Minister and one of the system’s most valuable enforcers. Behind his polished diplomatic image lies a web of family enrichment, insider deals, and crony patronage that connects directly to Hungary’s oligarch elite.

This thread dissects the architecture of corruption built through Szijjártó’s rise. It traces how loyalty to Orbán became a pipeline to luxury villas, offshore wealth, and unchecked power. Every section draws from Hungarian investigative outlets, official records, and archived media reports.

This is not politics. It is organized state capture.
Follow the money.

x.com/splendid_pete/… 1/25 — The Railway Cartel: Szijjártó’s Family and the Early Blueprint for Corruption

Before Péter Szijjártó entered government, his family name appeared in one of Hungary’s most brazen corruption cases. Between 2004 and 2005, the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) uncovered a cartel that manipulated EU-funded railway construction contracts worth about 24 billion forints (≈ €96 million). The contracts were split among companies that coordinated bids to guarantee shared profits.

One of them, Vasútépítők Kft., was tied to Szijjártó’s father, István Szijjártó. The GVH imposed a record 7.2 billion HUF fine, yet no one faced criminal punishment because cartel offences were not yet criminalized. Vasútépítők escaped its penalty entirely by turning state witness, then led a lawsuit that delayed enforcement long enough for the rest of the network to keep the money.

It was an early prototype of how Fidesz’s National Cooperation System would function: insiders use EU funds, exploit legal loopholes, and walk away untouched. The system did not appear in 2010 — it was already being built.

hvg.hu/itthon/2011070…

BREAKING!

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Joint investigation by Direkt36, Der Spiegel, Der Standard, and De Tijd uncovered that Orbán’s government built and ran a secret spy network in Brussels, using Hungary’s Information Office (IH) to infiltrate EU institutions. 2/11

2012–2018: Hungarian intelligence entrenched itself in the EU’s core.
Hungarian agents were embedded at the country’s EU Permanent Representation in Brussels, officially registered as diplomats dealing with economic or financial affairs. In reality, they were IH officers, sent to collect classified or politically sensitive information from inside the EU.

As I said yesterday, the 🇷🇺 is a guarantee for brain-dead bullshit.

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Here’s the shovel for your manure pile. “America built Nazism in Ukraine through Operation Aerodynamic” is a Cold War fairy tale. Aerodynamic was a CIA info op run through émigré outfits like Prolog to beam anti-Soviet content at the USSR. Diaspora press. Pamphlets. Radio. Not “growing Nazis” inside Soviet Ukraine. It later morphed into QRPLUMB and wound down by 1991. That is not post-1991 Kyiv policy and not “Washington manufacturing Nazis.” Read the files instead of licking Telegram: CIA reading-room docs describe Aerodynamic as exploiting anti-Soviet resistance and working via émigrés, with Prolog publishing Suchasnist. That’s propaganda support against the USSR, not a Frankenstein lab for Ukrainian fascism.

cia.gov/readingroom/do…

archives.gov/files/iwg/decl… 2/N

The Nazi smear face-plants in elections. Ukrainians elected a Jewish, Russian-speaking president in a vote that the OSCE described as competitive and respecting fundamental freedoms. Zelensky won about 73%. In 2019, the far-right alliance flopped at 2.15% and got zero list seats. Nazis running the country? Only in Kremlin fanfic.

apnews.com/article/26e344…

osce.org/odihr/election…

🧵1/N OSINT TIME

Geo-ID.

Russia, Republic of Tatarstan, Pestrechinsky District, village of Kulaevo, Federal Highway M-7 “Volga,” km 847.
This is an IRBIS truck-friendly roadside complex on the M-7 east of Kazan. Directory cards confirm the address and photos.

yandex.com/maps/org/irbis…
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Why no shortage?

1. Geography & logistics

The station is only ~35 km from Kazan and ~200 km from TANECO (Nizhnekamsk). The refinery resumed normal operations after the April 2024 drone strike and even expanded its diesel output in July 2025. Short, direct tanker hauls keep IRBIS sites in Pestrechinsky rayon stocked.

2. Refining slate

TANECO is already diesel-heavy (≈ approximately 8.5 Mt of diesel vs. 2.7 Mt of gasoline in 2024) and has just added 0.64 Mt/yr of hydrocracking diesel capacity. Local product balance favors gasoil, exactly what truck-row IRBIS stations need.

3. Policy shields

Moscow imposed a gasoline export ban and a partial diesel export ban in Sept 2025. Producers must keep barrels at home. That protects republics with refining like Tatarstan, though prices float upward.

4. Political optics

Kazan is a showcase region. Officials are highly motivated to avoid empty pumps. When rumors of caps spread in mid-Sept, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan publicly denied them and emphasized “plan reserves.”

5. Contrast to deficit regions

Acute rationing and shortages appear in Crimea, Belgorod, Rostov, and some southern oblasts, places far from major refining or under military priority. Tatarstan, with close refineries and political cover, does not share that fate.

Result: pressure expressed in higher prices, not in empty tanks.

1/N And you’d be right.

She didn’t grow up in Russia. She’s Russian–American, raised abroad, and only settled in Russia as an adult. Her English is native-level because she learned it as a child.

https://twitter.com/AnnaOdesitka/status/1964180483425915207

2/N Identity / handles. Influencer based in Russia. Instagram @sashajost, X @sashameetsrus, YouTube “Sasha and Russia” (after deletion of her first channel). Age 26–27 in 2024–25.

occrp.org/en/investigati…

1/14 🟥 How MET Group became one of Europe’s shadiest energy giants. And Hungary’s most profitable political fix.

Let’s talk about MET Group, a Swiss-registered, Hungarian-rooted energy trader that somehow turned gas arbitrage into one of the most profitable political businesses in Europe. You’ve probably never heard of them.

That’s by design.

But this company isn’t just another trader. It’s a monument to how Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz machine monetized state power, funneled public money to loyalists, and courted Russian blessing, all while pretending to be “market players.”

Here’s the story. 2/14 💼 A MOL baby turned Swiss giant (2007–2013)

MET was born in 2007 inside MOL, Hungary’s state-adjacent oil giant. It started small, led by Benjamin Lakatos, a former MOL executive. The game? Buy gas cheap in Austria, sell it for more in Hungary. Fair enough.

Except they didn’t compete.

In 2011, Orbán’s government handed MET exclusive access to the Hungary–Austria HAG pipeline, the main artery for Western gas, via Government Decree 13/2011 (IV.7).

There was no public auction, no competitive process. Just a decree.

This access displaced E.ON Földgáz, a German-Hungarian venture, from a dominant pipeline position. Foreign players out. Orbán’s inner circle in.

From 2011 to 2015, MET was allowed to buy cheap gas in Austria and re-sell it in Hungary at inflated prices, sometimes selling it to state-owned MVM, then buying it back through murky shell games. It was a closed loop of public-to-private wealth transfer.

The result? Billions of forints in profit for MET and its owners, while Hungarian taxpayers footed the bill.

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1/9 Georg Spöttle: Orbán’s Propagandist, Russia’s Pawn

This is not just about one man—it’s about the rot that seeps through a whole system when propaganda, espionage, and party loyalty blur into one.

Georg Spöttle isn’t just a mouthy security “expert.” He’s a pipeline. A conduit between Orbán’s propaganda machine and the Kremlin’s disinformation strategy—a man who went from UFO hunter to the Hungarian government’s favorite TV talking head, and finally to a tool of Russian military intelligence.

And now, we have receipts. 2/9

📌 2025: The bomb drops

This morning, Telex and Direkt36 dropped the kind of story that, in a functioning democracy, would cause resignations:
Georg Spöttle, a mainstay of Fidesz media, has documented ties to Russian military intelligence, namely the GRU, through his contact and handler Oleg Szmirnov, a military attaché in the Russian embassy in Budapest.

What blew the lid off?

A security vetting process. A young diplomatic candidate failed his clearance. Why? Because he was personally backed and promoted by Spöttle.
And security services flagged Spöttle as compromised. Not speculative. Not maybe.

A known pro-Russian actor with active ties to Russian intelligence.

What followed was pure Orbánism:

Spöttle lobbied hard, even getting a lunch with Minister Szijjártó to pull strings. It didn’t work. The ministry didn’t help, but it also didn’t disown him.

And so Spöttle, briefly humiliated, announced his “retirement.”
Three weeks later, he was back on air, business as usual.

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Orbán’s gas propaganda is Kremlin-grade bullshit — here’s why.

The Hungarian regime is once again vomiting out its tired, deceitful narrative: that the European Union is trying to sabotage Hungary’s “cheap” Russian gas deals and force it into ruinously expensive Western energy dependency. This propaganda, pushed aggressively by Péter Szijjártó and Viktor Orbán’s entire media echo chamber, claims Hungary will lose €1.5 billion a year if Russian gas is cut off. In reality, it’s nothing but a cynical, pro-Kremlin lie meant to justify corruption, geopolitical treachery, and economic incompetence.

Let’s tear this garbage apart point by point.

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1️⃣ 🟥 Lie: “The EU is forcing Hungary to abandon cheap Russian gas to punish it for political reasons.”

‣ The EU’s plan to phase out Russian fossil fuel imports by 2027 is not about Hungary. It’s a bloc-wide response to Russia’s weaponization of gas in 2021–22, including when it slashed supplies to Europe to extort political concessions.

‣ Hungary isn’t a victim here—it’s a parasite riding the coattails of EU-funded energy security investments while openly siding with Putin.

‣ The idea that the EU wants to “punish” Hungary is laughable. Hungary has been actively helping Russia dodge sanctions by continuing nuclear and gas deals. If anyone deserves to be punished, it’s Orbán for financing Putin’s war machine.

✔ Verdict: This isn’t about “Hungarian sovereignty.” It’s about EU security—and Orbán playing the Russian stooge.

energy.ec.europa.eu/news/focus-eu-… 2/7

2️⃣ 🟥 Lie: “Russian gas is cheaper than LNG or Norwegian gas.”

‣ Total bullshit. Hungary’s 2021 Gazprom deal pegs prices to the Dutch TTF index—with a 2-month delay. That means Hungary ends up paying outdated market prices, often higher than spot prices paid by Poland or Czechia.

‣ In May 2025, EU prices dropped to €30-35/MWh, while Hungary was likely still stuck paying around €45/MWh. That’s not cheap—just delayed price gouging.

‣ A 2023 analysis showed Hungary paid 8% more for Russian gas than the EU average. So much for the fairy tale of “Putin’s friendly discount.”

✔ Verdict: Russian gas isn’t cheap. It’s a geopolitical bribe disguised as a deal—and Hungary’s taxpayers foot the bill.

balkaninsight.com/2024/12/11/hun…

🧵1/8 #PeteFactCheck: Charlie Kirk's historical and constitutional revisionism is pure nonsense

Charlie Kirk’s statements are a mix of historical distortion, misrepresentation of legal principles, and outright Christian nationalism. Let’s rip this apart piece by piece. 2/8 1️⃣ Lie: "Our country was taught on common law, because the declaration only refers to God four times in the constitution. It doesn't refer to God at all."

🟥Blatant ignorance—these are two separate documents, and the Constitution deliberately omits God.

‣ The Declaration of Independence mentions a "Creator," "Nature’s God," "Divine Providence," and the "Supreme Judge of the World." These were Deist references, not explicitly Christian.

‣ The United States Constitution—the actual legal framework of the country—does not mention God or Christianity at all. It is a secular document, intentionally designed to separate government from religious authority.

‣ The only religious reference in the Constitution is in Article VI, which explicitly bans religious tests for public office. This completely destroys Kirk’s claim that America was founded as a Christian nation.

✔ Verdict: Kirk is butchering basic civics. The Constitution is deliberately secular.

Fact check

1/7 The truth about the USAID loan guarantee, Viktor Shokin’s firing, and Republican hypocrisy.

The truth about the USAID loan guarantee, Viktor Shokin’s firing, and Republican hypocrisy
The Trump propaganda machine, led by figures like Mike Benz, has manufactured a false narrative about the 2016 U.S. loan guarantee to Ukraine and the firing of Viktor Shokin. These lies attempt to frame Joe Biden as corrupt while conveniently ignoring the Republican-led efforts to remove Shokin and Ukraine’s broader anti-corruption agenda. 2/7 The USAID loan guarantee—what it was and what it wasn’t

Mike Benz, either due to ignorance or willful deception, falsely claims that USAID gave Ukraine money. That is completely false.

‣ The 2016 USAID loan guarantee was not a grant—Ukraine did not receive direct funds from the U.S. government.

‣ Instead, the U.S. acted as a guarantor, allowing Ukraine to borrow $1 billion from international capital markets at lower interest rates.

‣ This measure was intended to stabilize Ukraine’s economy following Russia’s 2014 invasion of Crimea and its ongoing aggression in Eastern Ukraine.

‣ The purpose of the loan was to fund Ukraine’s economic and anti-corruption reforms, something that directly contradicts the narrative pushed by Trump and his allies.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loan_guar…

#PeteFactCheck

1/17 So, here is the kicker: Most of the Ukrainian oligarchs who reside in Monaco and the French Riviera are pro-Russian. Let's go through them, shall we?

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1898608186858373428

2/17 Kostiantyn Zhevago (Костянтин Живаго)

Background: A prominent Ukrainian oligarch, ranked fourth among Ukraine’s wealthiest by Forbes. Former owner of the Finance and Credit Bank and shareholder of Ferrexpo Plc, an iron ore company. Known for his luxurious 65-meter yacht "Zet," valued at $70 million.

Legal Status: Wanted by Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) since September 2019 for allegedly embezzling 2.5 billion UAH from his bank’s depositors. Declared on an international wanted list a year ago, though his exact whereabouts were unknown until spotted in Monaco. He denies wrongdoing.

Connections to Russia: No direct ties mentioned in the document, though his yacht’s name "Zet" (initially linked to his surname’s English transliteration "Zhevago") raised speculation due to its similarity to Russian war symbols, which he refuted.

Current Residence: Spotted on his yacht near Monaco, later moving to Saint-Tropez, Cannes, and currently near Sardinia, Italy, suggesting he’s living abroad, likely on the French Riviera or nearby regions.

1/8 The plan has fallen apart. After days of speculation and behind-the-scenes maneuvering, Ukraine’s opposition leaders have now decisively rejected not only the idea of early elections but also any coordination with Trump’s team to challenge Zelenskyy’s leadership. Tymoshenko and Poroshenko—once viewed as possible players in this scheme—have instead drawn a clear line: wartime elections are off the table. The very people Trump’s allies were relying on have now distanced themselves, leaving the entire operation in shambles. 2/8 This is a stunning blow to Trump’s backroom strategy. The goal was clear: force Ukraine into elections that would weaken Zelenskyy, opening the door for a new, more “negotiable” leader who could pave the way for a Trump-brokered peace deal—one that would inevitably favor Russian interests. But with Ukraine’s opposition refusing to play along, the plan now has nowhere to go. Even those most eager for power understand that trying to change leadership mid-war is political suicide.

1/8 In a move dripping with political betrayal and opportunism, Trump’s closest allies have been engaged in covert discussions with Ukraine’s most calculating political figures—Yulia Tymoshenko and members of Petro Poroshenko’s faction—working behind the scenes to orchestrate the potential downfall of Volodymyr Zelenskyy. As Washington’s foreign policy posture shifts dangerously close to Moscow’s interests, these secret talks appear to be part of a larger effort to sideline Zelenskyy and install a more compliant leader in Kyiv—one willing to play by Trump’s rules. 2/8 At the center of this scheme is the push for early Ukrainian presidential elections, an idea that conveniently ignores the fact that elections are currently suspended under martial law due to the ongoing war. While Zelenskyy’s opponents have publicly opposed holding elections under such dire circumstances, privately, they are engaging with Trump’s operatives, positioning themselves as more “reasonable” alternatives who might be open to concessions that Zelenskyy has refused to entertain.

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The February 28th White House press conference between Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will go down as one of the most shameful, embarrassing, and infuriating performances by a U.S. administration in modern history.

Together, Trump and Vance turned what should have been a serious diplomatic engagement into a circus of self-aggrandizement, deception, and open disrespect toward Ukraine. Instead of standing firm against Russian aggression, the two humiliated themselves with lies, arrogance, and an obvious willingness to sell out Ukraine for their own interests.

This press conference was not about diplomacy. It was about Trump’s fragile ego, Vance’s smug condescension, and their collective inability to lead with strength and integrity. 2/7 Trump’s and Vance’s outright lies and historical revisionism

Shameless, pathological dishonesty – These two lie as effortlessly as they breathe.

‣ "If I were President, this war would have never happened." – This is pure revisionist garbage. Russia invaded Crimea in 2014 under Obama. Under Trump, Russia escalated its hybrid warfare, engaged in massive cyberattacks, and built up its military threat while Trump cozied up to Putin. The idea that Trump’s presence alone would have prevented war is a delusional fantasy.

‣ "Putin respected me." – Absolute bullshit. Trump enabled Putin at every turn, attacking NATO, withholding aid from Ukraine for personal political favors, and doing everything possible to weaken the Western alliance. The only reason Russia didn’t invade sooner is that Trump was already giving them what they wanted.

‣ "Obama gave you sheets, I gave you Javelins." – A misleading talking point that ignores the key fact that Trump’s administration imposed heavy restrictions on those Javelins, preventing them from being used against Russian forces. Meanwhile, Vance stood by nodding in agreement, fully embracing Trump’s absurd claim, despite the reality that Trump’s legacy in Ukraine was one of betrayal and weakness.

✔ Verdict: Trump and Vance are rewriting history to make themselves look strong when, in reality, they’ve been Putin’s useful idiots.

#PeteFactCheck 1/8

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1️⃣ “The war started… What was Putin’s intention? … It was to force Zelensky to negotiate neutrality.” (0:10 – 0:21)

🟥 Response: Bullshit excuse – Putin wanted total control, not “neutrality”

‣ Putin literally said Ukraine isn’t a real country and that it belongs to Russia. How the fuck is that “neutrality”?

‣ Russia’s demands weren’t just NATO-related—they wanted Ukraine to surrender its military, its land, and its independence. That’s not neutrality, that’s servitude.

‣ Russia tried to decapitate Ukraine’s government—launching a full invasion, sending in assassination squads, and marching on Kyiv.

‣ After their blitzkrieg plan failed, they annexed more Ukrainian land in 2022—so spare us the horseshit about “just wanting neutrality.”

✔ Verdict: Sachs is spewing Kremlin-level bullshit. This wasn’t about NATO—Putin wanted to conquer Ukraine and got his ass handed to him instead. 2/8

2️⃣ “You should understand this, not the propaganda… that they failed and he was going to take over Ukraine.” (0:28 – 0:35)

🟥 Response: Straight-up gaslighting – Russia absolutely tried to take Ukraine

‣ Russia’s entire fucking war plan revolved around taking Kyiv, capturing government buildings, and installing a puppet regime.

‣ Russian state media even published a premature victory article on Feb 26, 2022, jerking themselves off about Ukraine’s “liberation” before realizing they’d fucked up.

‣ Declassified intelligence confirmed Russia’s objective was total occupation.

‣ Sachs is using the dumbest logic possible: “Russia failed to take Ukraine, therefore it was never trying to.” By that logic, every bank robber who gets caught wasn’t actually robbing the bank.

✔ Verdict: Sachs is talking out of his ass. Russia failed to take Ukraine, but they damn well fucking tried.

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If you want to focus on supporting the European economy rather than the American one, here are some strategic moves you can consider:

1️⃣ Prioritize European products and services

‣ Buy European-made goods rather than American ones, especially in key industries like technology, automotive, fashion, and consumer electronics.

‣ Use European digital services instead of American Big Tech alternatives (e.g., prefer ProtonMail over Gmail, Nextcloud over Google Drive, Qwant or Ecosia over Google Search).

‣ Invest in European stock markets instead of Wall Street.


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Support European energy independence

‣ Reduce reliance on U.S.-controlled energy sources and companies by supporting European renewable energy projects.
‣ If possible, opt for European energy providers and avoid U.S. oil and gas companies.

ecfr.eu/special/energy…

🧵1/7 The fascist playbook.

The Fascist Playbook

“Trump is acting like a king because he’s too weak to govern like a president.”

This is a defining feature of authoritarian leaders throughout history: when they lack the competence, discipline, or support to govern within a democracy, they resort to brute force, propaganda, and institutional sabotage to consolidate power. Instead of earning legitimacy through effective governance, they fabricate it through deception, intimidation, and chaos.

Trump’s playbook is not new. It follows the same patterns seen in fascist regimes, from Mussolini’s Italy to Orbán’s Hungary. 2/7 The Illusion of Strength: When Weak Men Play Strongman

The authoritarian leader thrives on the appearance of dominance, even when their actual control is unstable. Strength, in this context, is performative.

•Trump’s method: He issues executive orders at a breakneck pace, purges disloyal officials, and floods the media with dramatic pronouncements—everything designed to make him look all-powerful, even when his policies fail.

•Orbán’s model: Hungary’s prime minister methodically rewrote laws to cement his authority while simultaneously presenting himself as the defender of national sovereignty against foreign “globalists.”

•Historical parallels:

•Mussolini’s “action, action, action” approach: He kept the opposition off-balance with rapid policy shifts, often contradictory, but always presented as bold leadership.

•Hitler’s consolidation of power in 1933-34: A series of rapid legal changes—from the Reichstag Fire Decree to the Enabling Act—gave the illusion of unstoppable momentum, making resistance seem futile.

Authoritarianism preys on perception. If the public believes a leader has unchecked power, they are less likely to resist.

🧵1/6 Miller is full of shit wrong on all counts, and the reporter is just simply dumb.

Stephen Miller’s claims about USAID are factually incorrect, misleading, and fundamentally dishonest. A thorough examination shows:

1⃣ USAID is an international agency, not a domestic one, and its work aligns with U.S. strategic interests.

2⃣ USAID operates under strict congressional oversight, including Republican-led committees.

3⃣ Republicans currently control the key committees overseeing USAID, disproving claims of a rogue bureaucracy.

4⃣ Article II does not give the president unchecked power over executive agencies, and Trump cannot unilaterally control USAID.

5⃣ Trump’s own administration mismanaged foreign aid, leading to layoffs and diplomatic setbacks. 2/6

1⃣ Mischaracterization of USAID's mission

Miller falsely suggests that USAID prioritizes foreign nations at the expense of American communities, like East Palestine, Ohio, and border towns in Texas. However, USAID's mission is explicitly focused on international development, as outlined in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. The agency’s role is to promote economic growth, combat disease, support democratic governance, and address global food insecurity, which in turn enhances U.S. national security and economic interests.

Miller's implication that USAID should be addressing domestic issues is fundamentally flawed because domestic development falls under entirely different agencies—such as the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the Department of Transportation. USAID is a tool of U.S. foreign policy, not domestic economic policy.

1/22 Here is my thread on the proposed Trump policies, what they mean for the average American, and what they mean for the rich.

finance.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/… 2/22

1. Estate Tax Repeal ("Death Tax")

A. Takes away from average people:

Removes a tax that currently applies only to estates worth over $12.9 million, meaning no direct benefit for 99.9% of Americans.

Decreases federal revenue, potentially reducing funds for public services like education, infrastructure, or healthcare, which benefit the majority.

B. Gives to the rich:

Exclusively benefits the wealthiest individuals and families by eliminating taxes on multi-million-dollar inheritances.

Allows wealth to be passed down unaltered, exacerbating wealth inequality.