Rubio Orders State Dept. to Reevaluate Foreign Aid
“He is initiating a review of all foreign assistance programs to ensure they are efficient and consistent with U.S. foreign policy under the America First agenda.”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered the department to reevaluate and realign foreign aid.
State Department Spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said:
Consistent with President Trump’s Executive Order on Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid, Secretary Rubio has paused all U.S. foreign assistance funded by or through the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for review. He is initiating a review of all foreign assistance programs to ensure they are efficient and consistent with U.S. foreign policy under the America First agenda.
President Trump stated clearly that the United States is no longer going to blindly dole out money with no return for the American people. Reviewing and realigning foreign assistance on behalf of hardworking taxpayers is not just the right thing to do, it is a moral imperative. The Secretary is proud to protect America’s investment with a deliberate and judicious review of how we spend foreign assistance dollars overseas.
I’m reading conflicting reports, though.
Then Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said it does not apply to his country. From CBS News:
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday the U.S. has not stopped military aid to Ukraine after newly sworn-in U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced he would pause foreign aid grants for 90 days.
Zelenskyy did not clarify whether humanitarian aid had been paused. Ukraine relies on the U.S. for 40% of its military needs.
“I am focused on military aid; it has not been stopped, thank God,” he said at a press conference with Moldovan President Maia Sandu.
The leaked memo came out three days ago.
According to Politico, the U.S. will still send foreign military financing to Egypt and Israel. It also “allows emergency food assistance and ‘legitimate expenses incurred prior to the date of this’ guidance ‘under existing awards.'”
Look, I love Israel and Ukraine. But we have no money. In my opinion, we need to stop foreign aid. I’ve been saying that for years.
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A clear message to the Third World kleptocracies that have had their snouts in the U.S. foreign aid trough for decades – the gravy train has ended (it would be nice to send the same message to Congress when it starts budget delibrations).
Good, we’re broke and we shouldn’t be wasting money on other countries that will hate us no matter what.
Broke?
We’re borrowing money from despots to give to other despots!
Why can’t they leave out the middle man (us!) and they can just give the money directly?
End all aid to the Arab invaders from Arabia (Fakestinians). Any aid should first require: 1) recognition of Israel; 2) the renunciation of all Islamic “holy war;” 3) the purging of anti-Jew propaganda and theology in Fakestinian textbooks and prayer books; 4) a consistent and sincere approach, in deeds, to demonstrating the fulfillment of #’s 1 to 3, previously stated.
The Fakestinians won’t change their behavior or attitudes, of course, so wedded are they to their 1,400 year war against Jews and Christians for theological dominance and supremacy.
As far as I can tell, there is only one way to deal with them.
Ooh, Josef!
The whole point of the US-AID program was to transfer money to foreign leaders who would be on our side. This was a Cold War program designed to stop the spread of communist influence. Problems —
1) Cold War is over
2) foreign leaders just used this to line their pockets (as expected)
3) fair bit of this got kicked back to corrupt US leaders so as to keep the gravy train rolling
How about just stopping all the foreign aid for 3 to 6 months while conducting an orderly, sober review of what we actually need to do out there? I know, I know…
What, and turn off the donations to the Democratic Party and other despots?
(Insert breathy “How Dare you?” Here)
If we are in debt, we should not be giving money away.
To anyone, foreign or domestic, except as part of legimate retirement programs.
No more snail darter research, or exploring the social and political implications of sex between dogs and shrimp.
No more money to universities that spout “death to ANYONE.”
Able bodied people should receive absolutely zero welfare or other payments.
“But we have no money. In my opinion, we need to stop foreign aid.“
This is the problem, no matter if the cause is worthy or not, we’re beyond broke. Maybe Trump and DOGE can fix this, but not likely with Congress the way it is.
Cutting back government by at least 50% would save a great deal of money.
The NGOs need to be scrutinized… many (most?) of these organizations use the money we give them to promote anti-American and often straight-up Marxist agendas.
Don’t stop at defunding NGO, cut off ‘charities’ as well. There is a whole cottage industry of ‘charities’ that receive huge sums to facilitate the flow of illegal aliens and provide ongoing support. In essence it the Fed Gov’t funding the ‘migration’ by misdirection via using ‘charities’ as the intermediaries or cut outs to disguise/hide it.
Charities and more to the point ‘non profits’.
Absolutely! No taxpayer funds for any do gooder causes. Individual taxpayers are.more than capable of allocating their own funds or refusing to do so b/c they disagree with the philosophy.
If NGOs and Charities can’t get donations from foundations, corporations and individuals to support their activities, they don’t need to exist. Government shouldn’t fund them.
And to line their own pockets and buy politicians as well.
Hundreds of millions of our dollars are sent overseas, corruptocrats take their slice then send it to NGO’s who take a cut, the NGO’s send a bunch of what’s left back to the US where it’s donated to Democrats who approve more funding. Just flat out money laundering.
I know that foreign aid is not a major driver of this country’s financial problems, but it is enormously important in terms of adopting a true America First policy.
Ukraine, in particular, has been a wide open faucet of cash aimed at the parasite class for years, at the same time we have FEMA claiming there’s just no money to help disaster victims.
This induces a deep anger in the American people.
At one time I believe we thought that these aid donations (most of which end up in private pockets of foreign parasites) would induce the Third World to adopt some form of “democracy” or at least reject communism.
None of that was particularly true then and certainly not now, and its long past time we stop allowing the perfumed princes at State to manipulate our national priorities.
FEMA is supposed to help Americans after natural disasters. If they’re mismanaged to the point the funds aren’t available to do so, then the department needs to be eliminated.
We shouldn’t be borrowing money to give it away. Insanity.
Samantha “unmasking” Power resigned from USAID (CIA) on 20 January, so there’s that. Rubio must now strip her security clearance, but will he?
Power was shaming for Hamas via humanitarian aid to Gaza and dictating how the Israelis show be distributing funds.
Countries That Received the Most Foreign Aid From the U.S. in 2023:
Ukraine ($17.2B)
Israel ($3.3B)
Jordan ($1.7B)
Egypt ($1.5B)
Ethiopia ($1.5B)
Somalia ($1.2B)
Nigeria ($1B)
Congo (Kinshasa) ($990M)
Afghanistan ($886.5M)
Kenya ($846M)
Countries That Received the Least Foreign Aid From the U.S. in 2023:
Curacao ($3K)
Portugal ($6.5K)
Kuwait ($73K)
Dominica ($86K)
Italy ($90K)
Norway ($93K)
Russia ($108K)
Spain ($133K)
Netherlands ($144K)
Singapore ($304K)
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/countries-that-receive-the-most-foreign-aid-from-the-u-s
I have thoughts…. Egypt? Jordan? Hmmmm
And
Singapore? For goodness sake WHY?
Russia?
Exactly WHY????
“Curacao ($3K)”
That’s actually LESS than Congress’s annual blue liqueur expenditure.
I would support a one time payment if $1.2 billion to Somalia if they promised to take Ilhan Omar back permanently.
Ilhan is eligible to lose her citizenship as she came in with her father, who fraudulently used a fake name. She was naturalized under his umbrella despite having been 18, and committed marriage fraud to get her brother into the country, but also falsely claimed she didn’t know his location when she divorced him.
We (ostensibly) live under a federal government of limited powers.
Where are those powers and that authority defied? Article 1, Section 8.
Is the redistribution of American tax dollars overseas among the limited powers of the federal government? No
So – foreign aid is unconstitutional
“Re-evaluate it” and then terminate it. It’s ILLEGAL.
See Section 8.C3.8. It’s there–but it’s supposed to be done with oversight, not “here’s 10 billion, do whatever…”
Ukraine is a giant hole–we pour money into it and we have no accountability–we should stop money to them until we know where it’s going
How does the executive valve off funds appropriated by Congress?
Almost all of these appropriations authorize the president to make such decisions.
Mosts Foreign aid, NGOs, charity organizations that receive taxpayer, often are dishonest where they spend it; they say it’s “charity.” Christians fall for this – real charity does NOT mean you break America’s law. It has to stop,.
Like standards in the schools and classrooms decrease bad behavior; honest takers of our money, minus an exception or two, rarely use the money to fix their problems – they just ask for more. Americans are tired of being used.
Who *has* money to loan?
Nobody.
The lender is the future.
The lender is your belief that money has value.
Does this include the $87mm per month to The F***ing TALIBAN?!?
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