For years, millions of dollars flowed into Europe under the guise of “supporting democracy.” A significant portion was funneled into Poland, allegedly to destabilize conservative governments and build a powerful ideological network that influenced elections, media, and public opinion. Now, Donald Trump and Elon Musk have put an end to it.
The role of USAID—the U.S. agency that, instead of development aid, became a tool for financing a neo-Marxist revolution, undermining national sovereignty, and promoting gender ideology—has been brought to light. This issue was also the subject of an investigative report by journalist Marcin Bakalarski, aired on TV Republika.
The revelations come from former U.S. State Department official Mike Benz, who posted shocking claims on X. According to Benz, Donald Tusk’s government received direct instructions to find legal means to target PiS leaders and remove them from public life.
USAID and NED: Tools for Political Purges
USAID was not just an aid agency—it was a mechanism for interfering in the internal affairs of sovereign states.
In Poland, USAID funds supported projects such as “Latarnik Wyborczy” and “Młodzi Głosują,” allegedly manipulated to push voters toward liberal-left parties. But that was just the tip of the iceberg. Among the beneficiaries were media outlets and organizations like “Krytyka Polityczna,” “Gazeta Wyborcza,” OKO.press, and TVN.
USAID worked closely with the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), an organization that has long been involved in shaping internal policies in various countries, including Poland.
Benz exposed how “Journal of Democracy,” sponsored by NED, openly advised Tusk’s government to take action against PiS leader Jarosław Kaczyński:
“The new government should focus on whether and how suspects can be held accountable for specific crimes. These cases may only be the tip of the iceberg. Naturally, the leader of Law and Justice, Jarosław Kaczyński, should be held responsible.”
There is no doubt—these organizations actively pressured the Polish government to eliminate conservative leaders under the pretext of “fighting populism.” This was a coordinated effort against a legally operating opposition.
“NED was originally founded under Ronald Reagan as a bipartisan tool to fight for democracy and against communism. It has since transformed into a leftist organization that no longer opposes communism but rather supports it in new forms,”
said American political analyst Ivo Bender on the program “Dzisiaj.”
Election Manipulation and Media Control
Foreign funds were directed toward initiatives designed to control Poland’s electoral process and influence public sentiment. Reports from tvtepublika.pl have already revealed projects like “Latarnik Wyborczy” and “Młodzi Głosują,” which allegedly skewed voter recommendations toward left-liberal candidates. While the full extent of the funding remains unclear, what has been uncovered suggests that certain Polish media outlets had significant influence over public opinion thanks to foreign financing.
“NED’s publications, like Journal of Democracy, have inspired these efforts to shape political outcomes,”
Benz stated.
Elon Musk went even further, calling USAID and its partners “criminal organizations,” claiming their real mission was not democratization but political manipulation—supporting leftist movements and eliminating conservative opponents.
The End of Foreign Influence: Panic Among Liberals
Donald Trump and Elon Musk took decisive steps to expose these operations and cut funding for USAID projects aimed at undermining conservative governments. This move caused panic among liberal organizations, including those in Poland, which suddenly lost access to millions of dollars. In response, media linked to these funds launched a wave of outrage, claiming this was an “attack on civil society.”
In reality, it was a decisive crackdown on foreign-funded activism and leftist propaganda. The era of external interference in Poland’s political landscape may finally be coming to an end.
🚨 Important 🚨 USAID’s partner and operations arm, NED, has been specifically demanding Donald Tusk’s government in Poland “MUST” find ways to arrest high-ranking members of the PiS party in order to “stamp out populism.” They wrote this Tusk’s first month in office: https://t.co/TA4ELFBOOc pic.twitter.com/Z9Tmx5odfK
— Mike Benz (@MikeBenzCyber) February 11, 2025