Conservative financier Leonard Leo, a key figure in the Republican Party, is secretly bankrolling a website that has been waging a fierce campaign against the Somali community in Maine. The Maine Wire, touted as a grassroots outlet championing the interests of "Mainers," has been making headlines with its scathing attacks on Somali immigrants. However, a new investigation has uncovered the true source of the website's funding: a network of powerful right-wing donors. As the debate over immigration and identity politics continues to heat up, questions are being raised about the influence of wealthy special interests on the narrative and the potential consequences for marginalized communities.
The Maine Wire presents itself as a plucky upstart fighting for the common Mainer, but it’s fueled by powerful right-wing money men. The post GOP Megadonor Leonard Leo Is Bankrolling a Website on the Warpath Against Somalis appeared first on The Intercept.
