BREAKING: U.S. to suspend aid to Egypt (VIDEO)

by Austin Petersen

A riot police officer fires rubber bullets at members of the Muslim Brotherhood and supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi in Cairo“Good! Now fix a pothole.”

The United States government is suspending funding to Egypt in the coming days. The U.S. spends $1.3 billion every year, which is mostly military spending and goes back to American contractors.

The instability of the Egyptian government after their recent coup has forced American policymakers to finally recant sending foreign aid. The U.S. has not yet officially notified the Egyptians of this decision. Shipments of F-16’s have begun to slowdown as well.

Street protests on Sunday in Cairo devolved into violence, when Muslim Brotherhood supporters clashed with security forces. The violence claimed 55 lives and injured some 250 people. Attackers killed six soldiers since Sunday in waves of escalating brutality.

People swam across the Nile river to avoid armored personnel carriers clearing the streets of protesters. 423 people were arrested on Sunday.

Austin Petersen is a homegrown Missourian with a lifelong passion for liberty. He grew up on a horse farm in Peculiar, Missouri and went on to attend Missouri State University, graduating with a degree in the Fine Arts. After developing a career in media in both New York City and Washington, D.C., he returned to Kansas City, MO, the city he now calls home. In 2016, Petersen appeared on the national stage as a candidate for president of the United States. He took second place in the crowded Libertarian primary behind Governor Gary Johnson and ahead of cyber security maverick John McAfee. During his campaign, Petersen earned many high-profile conservative endorsements, including Mary Matalin, Erick Erickson and Leon Wolf of RedState.com. Petersen also brings decades of professional experience in a wide variety of fields, from content production and media to business and political activism. He is the owner and chief executive of Stonegait LLC, a consulting firm specializing in photo and video services. He was also the director of production at FreedomWorks and an associate producer for Judge Andrew Napolitano’s show “Freedom Watch” on the Fox Business Network. Additionally, Petersen has a national following as a commentator and professional pundit. He is the founder of The Libertarian Republic, a powerful online news source for the public that receives an average of 1 million unique visits monthly and whose podcast, The Freedom Report, receives an average of one million monthly downloads. He is also a frequent contributor on television, appearing on Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, MSNBC and on dozens of local radio shows.