Neither Chris Murphy (Communist - CT) nor the State Department have any interest whatsoever in defending America. So there must be some agenda in play here.
Is Portman completely clueless in that regard, or is he "one of them"?
Think NPR. This simply increases the flow of federal money to "NGO's" like Politico, Snopes, etc. who label themselves as "fact-checkers", when in fact they are propaganda organs for the left/Democrats. You can bet that no money will go to Breitbart and conservative organizations.