President Donald Trump sent a sharp message with the budget he requested for the National Endowment for Democracy. He wanted exactly ZERO taxpayer dollars spent on the globalist entity.

House Republicans restored full funding instead, sending them $315 million.

As Mike Benz pointed out on X:

Ouch, this one hurts. After hundreds of scandals and documented abuses, NED comes out the other side completely unscathed in its budget. GOP fully funded the loaded political shotgun pointed straight at Trump’s agenda and supporters.

Ouch, this one hurts. After hundreds of scandals and documented abuses, NED comes out the other side completely unscathed in its budget. GOP fully funded the loaded political shotgun pointed straight at Trump’s agenda and supporters. https://t.co/IO7ncw7geS

— Mike Benz (@MikeBenzCyber) July 28, 2025

Unfortunately, many of President Trump’s allies in Congress were all onboard with the move, including Congresswoman Elise Stefanik:

🚨 JUST IN: House Republican Appropriators have restored FULL FUNDING to the National Endowment for Democracy (NED).

Trump requested $0.

House GOP gave them $315 MILLION back and allows NED to take in more money through government contracts.

USAID and NED funded Ukraine’s… pic.twitter.com/zXU9FsrjRn

— Publius (@OcrazioCornPop) July 29, 2025

The Swamp will always try to fight back until it’s completely drained. Sadly, the people the President needs to help drain The Swamp have at least one foot firmly embedded in it.