In Reply to: Media owned by Trump enabling oligarchs posted by Dr.J on December 31, 2025 at 12:05:37
The Trump administration is planning to spend a reported $100 million in taxpayer funds to recruit people to execute Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda at ICE, and much of that money will be spent on bigoted right-wing media outlets.
The Washington Post reported on Wednesday that an internal ICE memo refers to a “wartime recruitment” strategy meant to bring in new recruits to act as mass deportation foot soldiers.
The strategy calls for spending money on platforms like Rumble, one of the right’s favorite video platforms.
Rumble is notorious for being a venue where racist and antisemitic content is allowed to thrive and spread. Notorious conservative podcasters like conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and white supremacist Nick Fuentes are among the most well-known content creators on Rumble. Under the administration’s plans, these programs could now be flush with money from Americans they discriminate against.
The ICE document also references plans to spend advertising dollars with right-wing influencers and on venues with pro-gun content. At full implementation, the plan would involve a significant transfer of money from the public to the conservative media ecosystem.