USAID Employees Coordinated With Soros Groups Ahead of Trump’s Inauguration [WATCH]

Newly surfaced recordings shared on X by investigative reporter DataRepublican appear to show senior figures within the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) discussing how they moved internal communications off federal systems and into encrypted Signal chats ahead of President Donald Trump’s inauguration.

The material has prompted questions about whether a network of officials and contractors coordinated political activities outside the agency’s official structure.

The recordings, reportedly taken during a USAID virtual meeting, feature multiple staff members describing how internal groups prepared for what they viewed as a hostile incoming administration.

A staff member identified as “Van (she/her)” is heard explaining that, prior to January 20, USAID employees migrated discussions and data from government servers into private Signal chat groups.

“We saw the writing on the wall and the attacks that were already happening during the election cycle,” Van said.

“We had already moved our group away from the USAID main systems into Signal chats to protect our community there.”

Van said that after the inauguration, contractors established a “Stop Work Order” website and began forming private coordination groups in what she described as a rapid response to disinformation.

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Within days, hundreds of USAID employees reportedly joined these encrypted communication channels as agency leadership changed and several officials were placed on administrative leave.

“We had all read Project 2025,” Van said, referring to a policy blueprint developed by the Heritage Foundation and other conservative organizations.

“We were somewhat prepared for this administration, and in other ways, not prepared at all.”

Van cited the Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI), a USAID division typically used in foreign crisis response and governance programs, as playing a key role in organizing internal communications. “OTI has been a major player. They pre-organized because they had organized during the previous Trump administration to respond to threats to our U.S. democracy,” she said.

🧵🚨 MAJOR BREAKING: International actors are involved in the State Department led color revolution 🚨🚨

This is not speculation; it’s straight from a recorded call.

Ex-USAID employees describe how, before January 20, they moved internal groups off government systems and into… pic.twitter.com/XtinGt306o

— DataRepublican (small r) (@DataRepublican) November 9, 2025

Another USAID employee, identified as Rosarie Tucci, can be heard discussing collaboration between the agency, Johns Hopkins University, and other international partners to create what she called “coordination structures.”

“I think the 22nd Century will be a great place to build those connections,” Tucci said.

“Johns Hopkins is also working to bridge international and domestic democracy and conflict mitigation spaces… We can bring in actors or colleagues from around the world who have dealt with this directly on very specific issue sets, whether that’s tackling corruption, responding to corruption, or mobilizing around corruption.”

Ro Tucci herself goes onto talk about bringing in international actors to assist with the color revolution. Their role is going to be “mobilizing around corruption” … what does that mean? pic.twitter.com/IyciS8BhJH

— DataRepublican (small r) (@DataRepublican) November 9, 2025

According to DataRepublican’s summary of the footage, the first large-scale protest linked to these internal networks occurred on February 5.

“We had our first large-scale protest, in which several congressional leaders stood up with us, along with agency leadership,” Van said in the recording.

DataRepublican alleged that the event was coordinated by progressive groups including 50501 and Indivisible, both of which have received support from organizations linked to billionaire George Soros.

And this is the origin story thread – how this started with the billionaire network of Soros, Koch, Ford, Rockefeller, and more, and how Charlie Kirk became an existential threat to them: https://t.co/c7kug3ZyLf

— DataRepublican (small r) (@DataRepublican) November 9, 2025

The reporter also claimed that the Office of Transition Initiatives’ participation in the domestic coordination effort could raise legal questions.

OTI operates under Section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, which authorizes programs to stabilize other nations in crisis.

The law does not list domestic civic engagement among the office’s functions.

I don’t think I emphasized this enough – the first video mentions that USAID’s Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI).

USAID’s Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) is not a domestic civic-engagement bureau. They operate under Section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961… pic.twitter.com/8QfXIxeODS

— DataRepublican (small r) (@DataRepublican) November 9, 2025

Hard to appreciate the scale of this effort. Every blue dot is a NGO. pic.twitter.com/m7aMokXN3P

— DataRepublican (small r) (@DataRepublican) November 9, 2025

“Lest you think it is harmless, they outright admit their goal is to create new ‘socio-political economic governance systems,’” DataRepublican wrote in one post.

“If that’s not a coup, I don’t know what is.”

Lest you think it is harmless, they outright admit their goal is to create new “socio-political economic governance systems.”

If that’s not a coup, I don’t know what is. pic.twitter.com/45HWwzxfef

— DataRepublican (small r) (@DataRepublican) November 9, 2025

In response to the revelations, retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, former National Security Advisor to President Trump, urged action on X, writing: “IF IT LOOKS LIKE A COUP, IF IT SOUNDS LIKE A COUP, IF IT FEELS LIKE A COUP, IT’S A COUP!!!” Flynn added, “Mr. @POTUS @realDonaldTrump — Get our DOJ to hold all of these government and former government officials accountable. READ THIS THREAD NOW.”

IF IT LOOKS LIKE A COUP,

IF IT SOUNDS LIKE A COUP,

IF IT FEELS LIKE A COUP,

IT’S A COUP!!!

MR. @POTUS @realDonaldTrump GET OUR DOJ TO HOLD ALL OF THESE GOVERNMENT AND FORMER GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE.

READ THIS THREAD NOW. https://t.co/2n7bTF1pwP

— General Mike Flynn (@GenFlynn) November 10, 2025