Gutfeld! Monologues - What Happens When You Stop Funding Socialism?

Episode Date: October 7, 2026

As seen on Gutfeld! Greg talks about how USAID is funding left-wing pet projects globally. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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countries with more cats are happier, except for China who are content, but with fewer cats. The reason, they're delicious. The cat group. We'll be back with more Gutfeld. So ever since Trump gutted USAID, something crazy has been happening south of the border. And I don't mean my latest Brazilian wax.

I'm talking about a red wave. Check out this map. Seven countries, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, Honduras, Costa Rica, Peru and Colombia have all elected conservative leaders. And with Brazil's election runoff leaning right, almost all of Latin America could turn as red as a lobster embarrassed. He has crabs. But wait, so Trump cuts USAID and suddenly a bunch of left-wing governments start dissolving like the anti-freeze I put in Kilmead smoothie. How did that happen? Probably wasn't the $2 million for sex changes in LGBT activism in Guatemala or the drag show, the State Department funded in Ecuador,

or the millions for a Sesame Street spinoff in Iraq. You know, the one where Bert and Ernie had to keep explaining that they're just roommates? Or else he'll get thrown off a roof. That stuff's insane, but it doesn't sway an election. Now, there was something bigger and more covert going on. Because USAID wasn't just funding left-wing programs. They were helping build a political machine. NGOs, poll watchers, activists, independent media.

They built a left-wing ground game with more staff, more funds, which they could allocate as they pleased. Essentially, they were putting their hand on the scale, like I used to do when I sold cat meat to Haitians. Now, if a government wasn't playing ball with their agenda, USAID would shift the money away from the state and towards NGOs that monitored human rights. And they would frame any opposition as a human rights abuse. People still voted for their candidate, but one side just had way more muscle. And as long as they voted the way left-wing globalist preferred, there would be no real change at all. But then Trump cut the cash flow and 97% of USAID projects awarded for democracy.

governance programs, they all went away. And so did the left's huge political advantage. And suddenly, elections focused on the issues that people, not activists, cared about. Crime, economy, corruption. So basically, USAID was like the rich uncle who no longer wires money to his spoiled nephews. Suddenly, the brats rediscover chores, responsibilities, and life returns to normal. The fact is, USAID. AID. could only draw a willing crowd if they paid for it. Not unlike a Jamie Lissau show. So why does any of this matter to you?

Because while socialism is dying in Latin America, it's flourishing in New York. It's like New York and L.A. started dating a creep that South America just got a restraining order against. Because Latin America has already felt the consequences of their abusive relationship with socialism, the inflation, the shortages, that government controls the corruption.

Unlike elites like Mom Dani or Piker, they have the lived experience. And now without USAID opposition, people are now voting for real solutions and not lies pumped up by propaganda. Still, New York's a rich city with enormous private wealth and plenty of taxpayer dollars to waste on

so socialism is on a role, at least for now. But what happens when that message loses its funding? You then realize that left-wing identity, without any backing are as popular as Bernie Sanders in a bath towel. So while other countries are sobering up, New York's going on a socialism bender, the kind where you inevitably wake up and your wallet and watch are gone and you can't sit down for months. Listen ad-free with a Fox News podcast plus subscription on Apple Podcasts.

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