Politics
Next German Chancellor Friedrich Merz Causes a Commotion by Questioning the ‘Neutrality’ of Taxpayer-Funded Leftist NGOs – He is Accused of ‘Behaving Like the Far-Right’

A surprising but positive move by Merz against Globalist NGOs.
The historical work by the Donald J. Trump US administration has confirmed that around the world, NGOs and political parties were funded by USAID and the Soros network of foundations to promote the Leftist-Liberal-Globalist agenda.
And in Germany it isn’t any different, as I had the opportunity of writing here in TGP previously.
But it’s quite surprising that Germany’s mainstream ‘conservative’ ‘chancellor-in-waiting’ Friedrich Merz yesterday (26) would try to shed light in these nefarious organizations by fielding hundreds of parliamentary questions.
Merz drew bitching and moaning from the German establishment – including the Olaf Scholz’s party that is expected to be his party coalition partner – for what some see as ‘an attack on German civil society’ (a.k.a. Globalist infiltrators).
Merz is walking a fine line between Trump’s populists and the Globalist establishment.
Read: Next German Chancellor Friedrich Merz Harshly Criticizes Trump and Musk, Says NATO Could Be Finished Soon, Calls for ‘Independent’ European Defense Capabilities
Reuters reported:
“The 31-page filing, signed by Merz in his capacity as parliamentary leader of the center-right Christian Democrats (CDU), asked the outgoing Social Democrat-led (SPD) government 551 questions on whether civil society groups which had received government funding were politically neutral.”
The Reuters report immediately charges Merz withy being ‘gaffe-prone’, as if this was an ‘accident’.
“The filing also coincides with moves by the Trump administration in the United States against USAID, the world’s largest single funder of civil society groups, which have caused deep unease among political parties and NGOs in Europe.”
One of the groups mentioned in the CDU filing with the Bundestag is ‘Grandmas against the Right’, which organized protests against the Alternative for Germany (AfD) right-wingers and Merz’s CDU voting together to pass a parliamentary motion calling for tighter immigration controls.
“’How much does Grandmas against the Right get from the state?’ asked the legislators. ‘Are there links between Grandmas against the Right and certain parties or political actors?’”
In politics, you must never ask a question that you don’t know the answer to – and Merz knows very well about the ‘Grannies’ – and we know too, as we previously reported on this Bild piece:
“The ‘grannies’ also have their demo coffers topped up by the state. This is according to a response by the federal government to an AfD inquiry from August 2024, which was first reported by ‘NIUS’. According to this, the ‘Grannies against the Right’ have so far collected 18,000 euros from the program ‘Live Democracy’ of Family Minister Lisa Paus, another 5000 euros flowed from the Federal Chancellery to the demo ladies.”
The ’Grannies’ are therefore funded by Minister Lisa Paus from the leftist-Globalist Green party, member of the failed Scholz outgoing coalition, and by the Chancellor himself.
Merz is always bashing the AfD, but only passed his motion for tighter immigration policy thanks to the right-wingers’ votes.
Read: GERMAN FIREWALL BREACHED – Mainstream Conservative CDU Votes Along Right-Wing AfD for Emergency Immigration Legislation – Outgoing Chancellor Scholz and Failing Greens Are Outraged
Back to the Reuters report, we learn that other NGOs cited in the filing include Correctiv, an ‘investigative journalism portal.’
“’Tax-supported groups are allowed to exercise influence on public opinion provided they remain neutral with respect to political parties’, said Christian Democrat legislator Mathias Middelberg. ‘With our parliamentary question we want to check if this is the case’.”
The hundreds of questions prompted criticism from the SPD, Merz’s probable partner in a future coalition government, outraged that Merz questions ‘the organizations that defend German democracy’.
The small ‘Left party’ also said that the CDU’s filing was ‘shameful’, comparing it to ‘the methods of the far right’.
Read more:
In the Runup Elections, the Failed, Outgoing German Government Is Using Taxpayers’ Money to Finance Protests Against Surging Rightwing AfD Party
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Politics
Hulk Hogan’s Death Certificate Released

Hulk Hogan’s death certificate was obtained by TMZ on Friday.
Hogan passed away at the age of 71 last Thursday from acute myocardial infarction. He also had a history of leukemia.
The wrestling legend was rushed to the hospital last week after emergency responders received a phone call for “cardiac arrest.”
The death certificate revealed Hulk Hogan was cremated in Clearwater, Florida.
“Hulk’s official cause of death was previously revealed as a heart attack. His medical records also showed a history of atrial fibrillation, a heart condition that causes an irregular heartbeat. HH was also diagnosed with a form of cancer, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), though details surrounding the cancer are unclear,” TMZ reported.
Hulk Hogan death certificate / TMZ
President Trump praised Hulk Hogan for his “absolutely electric” speech at last year’s RNC convention.
“We lost a great friend today, the “Hulkster.” Hulk Hogan was MAGA all the way — Strong, tough, smart, but with the biggest heart. He gave an absolutely electric speech at the Republican National Convention, that was one of the highlights of the entire week. He entertained fans from all over the World, and the cultural impact he had was massive. To his wife, Sky, and family, we give our warmest best wishes and love. Hulk Hogan will be greatly missed!”
Hulk Hogan and his wife were baptized in December 2023.
“Total surrender and dedication to Jesus is the greatest day of my life. No worries, no hate, no judgment… only love!” Hulk Hogan said.
Total surrender and dedication to Jesus is the greatest day of my life. No worries, no hate, no judgment… only love! pic.twitter.com/gB43hTcLU6
— Hulk Hogan (@HulkHogan) December 20, 2023
RIP to an American icon.
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Politics
Stephen A. Smith SLAMS Zohran Mamdani and the Democrat Party

Stephen A. Smith SLAMS Zohran Mamdani and the Radical Democrat Wing: “Either the Party Ends, or the United States Ends”
In a bold and fiery statement that has made waves across social media and major news outlets, commentator Stephen A. Smith unleashed a scathing rebuke of the radical left’s takeover of the Democratic Party. Targeting the likes of New York State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Senator Bernie Sanders, Smith warned of the existential threat their socialist ideas pose to the future of the United States.
Smith reacted to a recent statement by Mamdani, who argued that “no
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Trump Gets Backlash Over RNC Chair Endorsement: An LGBT ‘Ally’ Who ‘Just Tried to Pass Amnesty’

Get ready for the next clash of conservatives.
When Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley announced Thursday he is entering the race for Senate in North Carolina, he did more than put a second high-profile name in the running in the Tar Heel State.
He set up what could be a bruising battle for leadership of the GOP on a nationwide scale.
In a July 24 post on the social media platform Truth Social, President Donald Trump, the hands-down heavyweight of party politics, heartily endorsed Whatley in the North Carolina race, and at the same time endorsed Florida state Sen. Joe Gruters, the party’s current national treasurer, to step into Whatley’s place.
But there’s already a groundswell of opposition to Gruters. And one of his most vocal opponents is Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
As the Sunshine State news website Florida Politics noted in a July 16 report, DeSantis slammed Gruters in a news conference where DeSantis appointed Florida state Sen. Blaise Ingoglia to the post of Florida chief financial officer.
It’s a job Gruters has been running for since May of last year.
While appointing a rival to the vacant post, DeSantis made his distaste for Gruters painfully clear.
“If George Washington rose from the dead and came back and tapped me on the shoulder and said, ‘Will you appoint Joe Gruters CFO?’ my response would be, no, I can’t do that without betraying the voters that elected me,” DeSantis said, according to Florida Politics.
He accused Gruters of siding with teachers’ unions in battles with the state government, as well as supporting the marijuana industry (a constitutional amendment to legalize recreational use failed in November).
According to the Tampa Bay Times, DeSantis and Gruters clashed over a bill Gruters supported that would have put the job of chief immigration officer in the state in the hands of the state’s agriculture commissioner.
In a post on the social media platform X, DeSantis called the bill “truly contemptible” and described it as “amnesty.”
This successful operation under Operation Vigilant Sentry would have been illegal under the Perez/Gruters amnesty bill that I vetoed earlier this year.
It was a truly contemptible piece of legislation that would have allowed these illegals to pour in on our shores with impunity. https://t.co/bj5MBwQjww
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) July 24, 2025
And as the Sarasota Herald-Tribune reported in January 2020, Gruters had a history of sponsoring pro-gay legislation in the state before appearing to reverse course.
“I’m an ally of the LGBTQ community,” he told the newspaper.
More recently, in April, Gruters made the wrong kind of headlines when the U.K.’s Daily Mail, a British outlet with a major North American presence, revealed he was a follower of 60 accounts on the adult-themed OnlyFans site.
(“I typically engage accounts that are recommended or interact with my account,” Gruters told the Daily Mail. “That said, I will review my follows and remove any content that may be considered questionable.”)
Conservative media users aren’t letting that past go.
“Perfect for San Francisco, nightmare for Florida,” one pro-DeSantis account on the social media platform X declared.
When Amnesty Joe Gruters co-sponsored PRO LGBTQIA+ legislation with far left covid tyrant Carlos Smith AND promoted legalized weed with Far Left Radical Shev Jones, he became the UNIPARTY.
Perfect for San Francisco, Nightmare for Florida. pic.twitter.com/aNGrzyf0tY
— DeSantis Appreciation Society (@KickboxerEsq) July 19, 2025
“Gruters just tried to pass amnesty for illegal aliens in Florida,” wrote another user.
Gruters just tried to pass amnesty for illegals aliens in Florida.
— Sunny (@sunnyright) July 25, 2025
The conservative pro-life website LifeSiteNews made its view clear in its headline and summary head about Trump’s endorsement.
“Trump endorses LGBT ‘ally’ Joe Gruters to be next RNC chair,” the headline declared.
The summary headline?
“Donald Trump has endorsed Joe Gruters to lead the Republican National Committee despite the Florida lawmaker’s liberal stances on LGBT ‘discrimination,’ immigration, teachers’ unions, and marijuana.”
According to Florida Politics, Gruters was the first Florida lawmaker to make an official endorsement of Trump in the Republican 2024 primary — snubbing DeSantis’ short-lived, mistake-in-hindsight primary challenge to the 45th president.
That no doubt plays a role in both Trump’s support for Gruters and DeSantis’ opposition, but there appear to be deeper factors at play here.
In a job as crucial as the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee, having anything less than sterling, unblemished bona fides is going to be a problem with a voter base with a limited trust in establishment politicians, even if they have an “R” next to their name.
Questionable positions on “trans” issues, illegal immigration, and drugs — not to mention raising eyebrows by following OnlyFans models — are serious red flags for any contender for the job.
Trump has proven over and over again what he can accomplish with sheer force of will, and he’s almost single-handedly responsible for revising the ideological power of the Republican Party after the dormancy of the post-Mitt Romney world.
As the titular head of the party, as well as probably the single most influential human being in the world, much less the American GOP, he could almost certainly install any chairman of the party he chooses.
However, the situation now is the midterms are approaching next year, and the magic “Trump” name is not on the ballot — which means the energy of the party faithful is going to be at a premium for all of the Republican Party.
The question for Trump is, is a clash with conservatives worth it?
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.
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