Steven Eugene Kuhn argued that the Democratic National Committee’s financial troubles are connected to the disruption of international funding networks that he claims previously moved American taxpayer money through foreign aid programs, nonprofits and contractors before ultimately influencing politics and public discourse inside the United States.

Kuhn began by recounting a conversation with a person he said had been tasked with freezing USAID accounts and recovering funds around the world.

“I sat with the guy whose job it was flying around the world freezing USAID accounts and repatriating the money,” Kuhn said.

“He showed me the files, locations, amounts, all of it. It was mind-blowing.”

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Kuhn described one example involving an AIDS hospital in Africa that he said was receiving substantially more money than the facility required to operate.

“He told me about an AIDS hospital in Africa pulling 30 million a year,” Kuhn said.

“He asked the doctor how she'll keep the lights on without it. And she says, What do you mean? I only need 174,000 a year to run the whole hospital over here.”

Kuhn said the discrepancy raised questions about where the remaining funds were going.

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“Remember, 30 million. So he asked, like, Well, where does the rest go? And she goes, I have no idea. Everywhere except for here,” Kuhn said.

“That's just one hospital. He showed me the whole map.”

Kuhn argued that the shutdown of USAID funding disrupted a much larger financial network involving NGOs, nonprofits and contractors. USAID’s inspector general has documented investigations into fraud, corruption and diversion involving U.S.-funded foreign assistance programs.

“So, what's happening? USAID shut down tens of billions a year through NGOs and nonprofits and contractors worldwide just get stopped,” Kuhn said.

He also cited Sierra Leone as another example before turning to what he described as drug-related funding routes involving Venezuela, Colombia and Mexico.

“Sierra Leone's own auditors couldn't account for 30% of their Ebola money. That's just two examples out of hundreds,” Kuhn said.

“Then the narco money routes get cut off by Trump.”

Kuhn claimed those financial flows had previously moved through apparently legitimate sources before being disrupted.

“Venezuela, Colombia, Mexico, Trump stops that money flooding overseas through legitimate-looking sources. Just simply cut it off,” he said.

Kuhn then connected those developments to the financial condition of the Democratic National Committee.

“The result? The DNC is broke. They always had all the money, remember? And now they don't,” Kuhn said.

He pointed to a $15 million loan involving the committee as evidence of that financial pressure.

Federal Election Commission records show the DNC reported $15 million in loans received during the current two-year reporting period.

“In October, the Democratic Committee even had to leverage its own headquarters building as collateral on a $15 million loan,” Kuhn said. “And they can't even pay their invoices until after the midterms.”

Kuhn argued that American taxpayers had unknowingly financed a system that eventually produced political pressure inside their own country.

“So in the end, for years, the American taxpayer funded the machine working against us, our money out the door coming back as pressure on our own lives,” Kuhn said.

He connected that claim to political messaging and unrest.

“Remember the propaganda, the organized outrage, the riots in the streets,” Kuhn said.

“We paid for that ourselves through USAID and foreign narco funding that went out and came right back around.”

Kuhn said he believes those financial pipelines have now been closed.

“Love him or hate him, that pipeline's closed,” Kuhn said.

“Does your life get better? Let's see. That remains to be seen. But the pipeline is closed.”

He also criticized mainstream media coverage, arguing that organizations affected by the changes are responding loudly because their previous sources of support have disappeared.

“Every outfit drinking from it is screaming, and you're reading the screaming every morning, and somebody calls it news,” Kuhn said.

“That's what the mainstream is doing. Loud is cheap. Loud is what you do when you're out of options.”

Kuhn tied that criticism to the upcoming congressional elections.

“And they need Trump to lose the Congress, so they will do anything to make him look bad,” Kuhn said.

“There's your culprit.”

He concluded by encouraging people to become involved in local government rather than focusing exclusively on national politics.

“Look, it's time that we pick up the torch, isn't it? Get involved for real where you live,” Kuhn said.

He directed listeners to jointab.us and encouraged them to look for open positions in their local communities.

“Go to jointab.us, hit the tools menu at the top, click find your seat, drop in your zip code, and look at what seats are open in your county and take it: school board, water board, planning commission, whatever,” Kuhn said.

Kuhn argued that local offices directly affect property taxes, neighborhoods, and daily life, yet often attract little competition.

“The stuff that touches your street and your property bill. And most of those seats have only one person running,” Kuhn said.

“That's how it stays loud up there and empty down here. Lead where you live. Support us at jointab.us.”

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