by Clare M. Lopez
December 2025
Only now are some of these reports about how the Biden administration provided millions of dollars to jihadi and terror-linked groups around the world coming to light. The good news is that with exposure, such funding can now be ended under the second Trump administration.
Concern remains, though, about the new White House team’s belief that jihadis can somehow be wooed with friendly outreach and financial incentives.
“U.S. Government Provides Millions to Malaysia’s Muslim Brotherhood” by Sam Westrop at Focus on Western Islamism, November 12, 2025
- More U.S. taxpayer funds given to a Malaysian offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood—that actually pledged support for the 7 October 2023 HAMAS massacre in Israel
“Waste of the Day: Hate-Filled Mamdani Allies Get Public Funding” by Jim Hoft at Gateway Pundit, November 19, 2025
- How does this happen? The Arab American Association of New York (previously led by antisemite Linda Sarsour), received over $4 million between 2017-2024.
- [Editor’s Note – the article also lists $332,000 in federal taxpayer money sent to the Islamic Society of North America.]
“From jailed jihadist to the Oval Office: Syria’s president caps unlikely rise with Trump meeting” by Chantal Da Silva, Ammar Cheikh Omar, Abigail Williams and Monica Alba at NBC News, November 10, 2025
- More here – “Trump Platforms Former al-Qaeda Terrorist Ahmed Al-Sharaa at White House” by John Leake at Focal Point (Courageous Discourse) Substack, November 11, 2025
[Editor’s Note – ICYMI: President Trump ordered a Treasury Department review that could result in the designation of certain Muslim Brotherhood groups in Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon as terrorist organizations.
More here. The order has been criticized for not including troublesome branches in Qatar and Turkey. Unlike the domestic terror designations in Texas and Florida, the White House apparently does not plan to designate the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group in the U.S.]
SOURCE: LIBERATO
