Brad Parscale directs $13M Israeli cash to US media
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- Brad Parscale's firm Clock Tower X was hired by the Israeli government in September 2025 with a $6 million contract, and through an intermediary Havas Media Network the firm received over $15 million.
- Salem Media Group received more than $500,000 for ads from Parscale’s firm as part of the pro‑Israel messaging effort, with Parscale also serving as chief strategy officer for Salem.
- Portman Road Strategies, run by GOP strategist Mike Shields, got just under $5 million from Parscale for media placement, consulting, polling, and advertising work.
- SparkFire Technologies received $6 million to run an AI‑powered mass‑texting campaign that sent personalized pro‑Israel messages to Americans and linked to Parscale‑produced videos.
- Jackson Parker, a Florida chapter founded by Parscale and billionaire oil tycoon Tim Dunn, was listed as a contract recipient and its job listings reference compliance with the Foreign Agents Registration Act.
- Tim Dunn, a major Trump donor and evangelical preacher, is a key donor to WaterStone, the nonprofit acquiring Salem Media, and his Hexagon Foundation gave $70 million to Salem’s new owners in 2025.
- Israel’s public‑diplomacy budget more than quadrupled to $730 million in 2026, financing influence operations like the Parscale contract aimed at young conservatives and evangelicals.
Why it matters: Israel secures a direct pipeline of $13 million into U.S. conservative outlets, boosting its influence among young Republicans and evangelicals, while the recipient firms—Salem Media, Portman Road Strategies, SparkFire and others—receive sizable payments that expand their revenue and political clout and further entrench Republican‑aligned media in foreign‑funded advocacy.
