The days of unlimited government credit cards are officially over.

For decades, federal bureaucrats have treated taxpayer dollars like an endless expense account, signing checks for everything from gender studies in Pakistan to climate change interpretive dance festivals in Oregon.

The spending spree continued unabated, year after year, administration after administration.

But something changed when a certain billionaire tech mogul and his efficiency-obsessed team started poking around in the government’s accounting books. What they found in those dusty digital archives would make any fiscal conservative’s blood boil.

In a stunning move on February 6, 2025, that sent shockwaves through Washington’s media establishment, President Donald Trump ordered the General Services Administration (GSA) to terminate “every single media contract” effective immediately.

The directive came after revelations that federal agencies were spending millions of taxpayer dollars on premium subscriptions to various news outlets.

From ‘The Post Millennial’:

“According to Axios, Trump told the General Services Administration to terminate ‘every single media contract.’ In an email, the White House wrote two points, ‘Pull all contracts for Politico, BBC, E&E (Politico sub) and Bloomberg,’ as well as, ‘Pull all media contracts for just GSA – cancel every single media contract today for GSA only.'”

Following the Money

The investigation, spearheaded by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), uncovered that during the previous administration, more than $8 million had been spent on Politico Pro subscriptions alone.

Even more startling? The Department of Agriculture allocated half a million dollars for these premium news subscriptions.

Let that sink in. While American farmers struggled with rising costs and inflation, their own agricultural department was dropping six figures on deluxe media subscriptions.

The Great Unsubscribe

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the administration’s commitment to eliminating these expensive media contracts across multiple agencies.

The Treasury Department became the first to act, verifying the immediate cancellation of their New York Times subscriptions.

When confronted about the cancellations, Politico defended their pricing, claiming their product was “worth the cost.” That’s a bold statement when you’re charging taxpayers premium rates for news that’s readily available elsewhere.

A senior White House official, speaking to Axios on February 7, put it bluntly: “The eye of Sauron is on more than just Politico. It’s all the media.”

Bigger Than Headlines

This media subscription purge represents just one component of a comprehensive efficiency campaign.

The same week, the administration announced the restructuring of USAID, an agency with a verified $40 billion annual budget that investigations revealed was funding projects ranging from Wuhan lab research to foreign social programs.

The message resonates clearly through the marble halls of Washington: taxpayer dollars are no longer up for grabs. If federal employees want premium news content, they’ll need to follow the American way – pay for it themselves.

For those keeping score at home: millions saved, countless wasteful subscriptions canceled, and one crystal clear message delivered to Washington’s establishment. The era of unlimited spending is over.

And somewhere in America, a taxpayer just smiled.

Key Takeaways

• The federal government was spending over $8 million on Politico Pro subscriptions alone across multiple agencies.
• Trump’s directive to cancel all GSA media contracts marks a significant step toward eliminating a government money-laundering scheme.
• The media contract cancellations are part of a broader efficiency campaign that includes USAID reform.

Sources: The Post Millennial, AzerBay24, Daily Wire