USAID Spent Hundreds of Billions to Bring Down Hungary's Government

A host of pseudo NGOs, media outlets, activists, and numerous political actors were hired in Hungary.

Headquarters of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) on February 3, 2025 (Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images North America/Getty Images via AFP)

"The former US administration under Joe Biden spent millions of dollars worldwide to fund those spreading liberal ideology," stated Imre Vejkey in parliament. During the question hour, the MP of the Christian Democrats (KDNP) said that the cover organization for this was USAID, originally established as a humanitarian aid agency, which in Hungary, hired a host of pseudo NGOs, media outlets, activists, and numerous political actors in a bid to bring down Hungary's government through foreign intervention.

Alongside the USAID, George Soros, the founder of the Open Society Foundations, also financed subversive activities, spending 89.5 million dollars between 2016 and 2023 to support Hungarian organizations, many of which continue to be politically active,

he added.

In her response, Boglarka Illes, called the USAID affair the biggest corruption scandal in the Western world. The state secretary for bilateral relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade stated that the organization has spent billions of dollars to promote American interests abroad and interfere in other countries' internal affairs.

Regarding Hungary, approximately 325 billion forints were allocated for such interventions,

she stated.

She emphasized it was  important for the Hungarian government to take action against this and noted that this process has already started with the appointment of a government commissioner dedicated to the issue. The parliamentary group of Fidesz is expected to submit proposals for further tightening measures. She also called it important that, similarly to USAID's support, Brussels sources be revealed, as she believes that any intervention that could influence domestic public life against the will of the Hungarian people must be prevented.

Cover photo: Headquarters of the US Agency for International Development on February 3, 2025 (Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images North America/Getty Images via AFP)