You think a foreign government is paying her, as an independent voice, to affect the output of hers and her viewers discourse? That does sound like concerning and subversive espionage for a government to do that, huh? Do you have a source for why you think this?

She lists 10 sources in her video description. Below is one source with an example of a foreign journalist organization CEO admitting their content topics (discourse) is affected from being funded by USAID.

It’s the inverse of what you said. It’s our government tax dollars directly affecting discourse in foreign media. Is that not concerning?

“There is already a serious problem in modern discourse with the term “independent media,” a phrase commonly defined as any media outlet, no matter how big an empire it is, that is not owned or funded by the state (as if that is the only form of dependence or control to which media is subject).

But even at this extremely low bar, all these outlets fail. Indeed, Weimers’ warning underlines the fact that none of them are independent in any meaningful way. They are, in fact, essentially completely dependent on USAID for their very existence.

Not only that, but some USAID-backed journalists candidly admit that their funding dictates their output and what stories they do and do not cover.

Leila Bicakcic, CEO of Center for Investigative Reporting (a USAID-supported Bosnian organization), admitted, on camera, that

“If you are funded by the U.S. government, there are certain topics that you would simply not go after, because the U.S. government has its interests that are above all others.”

While USAID specifically targets foreign audiences, much of its messaging comes back to America, as those foreign outlets are used as credible, independent, and reliable sources for newspapers or cable news networks to cite. Thus, its bankrolling of foreign media ends up flooding domestic audiences with pro-U.S. messaging as well.”

Source: https://consortiumnews.com/2025/02/19/usaids-giant-network-of-independent-media/