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Eugene

(66,211 posts)
Wed May 21, 2025, 04:42 PM May 2025

Trump calls his own foreign aid cuts at USAID 'devastating'

Source: Reuters

Trump calls his own foreign aid cuts at USAID 'devastating'

Reuters
Wed, May 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM EDT 2 min read

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that his administration's cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development and its aid programs worldwide have been "devastating."

Speaking beside South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during a White House visit, Trump was asked about his cutting most foreign aid by a reporter who said the decision had significant impacts in Africa.

"It's devastating, and hopefully a lot of people are going to start spending a lot of money," Trump said in the Oval Office.

"I've talked to other nations. We want them to chip in and spend money too, and we've spent a lot. And it's a big - it's a tremendous problem going on in many countries. A lot of problems going on. The United States always gets the request for money. Nobody else helps."

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Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-calls-own-foreign-aid-184504092.html

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Trump calls his own foreign aid cuts at USAID 'devastating' (Original Post) Eugene May 2025 OP
How does it breathe? The stupidity. 🤬 Tootbsb May 2025 #1
USAID Cuts vishnura May 2025 #2
he must be so proud stillcool May 2025 #3

vishnura

(339 posts)
2. USAID Cuts
Wed May 21, 2025, 05:21 PM
May 2025

China is waiting to "take up the slack". America is in for a rude awaking....8647!

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