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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