Richard Walters' former firm, FSG Global, was paid by CropLife before he became a de facto chief of staff.
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The Joe Rogan ExperienceNov 6, 2026
No source reports that FGS Global (the firm the sources name; the post says FSG) was paid by CropLife, at any time.
What was said
… Yeah, what the what the what, what the industry does, first off, they're they're an aggressive lobby. I mean, you talk about, when you're looking at the firms I mentioned, they're backing up the truck. Richard Walters, who, who came in and de facto chief of staff for a while, his former firm, FSG Global, was, was paid by Crop life right before he left. So they're backing up the truck on traditional lobbying. The other thing that they have is is that the large agriculture companies feel like it's existential to maintain their lead and low prices, to have, you know, copious amounts of, you know, limited …
The Joe Rogan Experience · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Context. Sources confirm Walters was a partner at FGS Global and later joined the White House as a deputy chief of staff in May 2026, leaving the firm, but none mention any payment from CropLife.[3][5][6][7][8]
Context. The CropLife source is a trade-news page about retail and agronomy topics that says nothing about paying FGS Global or any lobbying firm.[9]
Context. The fact-check index pages and the SEC filing do not address CropLife, FGS Global, or Walters' payments, so they give no directional signal on the claim.[1][2][4]
Sources
9 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 2 primary, 1 tier 2, 4 not rated
- 1Fact Check Posts – PolitiFactpolitifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2Fact Checkssnopes.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3Richard Walters - Institute of Politics and Public Servicepolitics.georgetown.edu · primary source · cited for: context
- 4primary_doc.xmlsec.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 5Former RNC official Richard Walters joining White House for midterm pushpolitico.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
- 6Richard Walters (political advisor) - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org · not rated · cited for: context
- 7Who Is Richard Walters? Trump Deputy Chief of Staff Quits ...ibtimes.sg · not rated · cited for: context
- 8Richard Walters joins FGS Global as a Partnerfgsglobal.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 9Agricultural Retail and Technology News - CropLifecroplife.com · not rated · cited for: context
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