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USAID’s expenditure on projects that, as described by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, do not seem related to the interests of the United States.
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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) faces strong criticism for misuse taxpayers after a repression of the Trump administration, and the president is called an agency “directed by radical lunatics.”
Trump, who for a long time has been critical of USAID, had signed an executive order that stopped foreign assistance for 90 days, promising to eliminate what he called “waste, fraud and abuse.”
On Friday, in a publication on its social media platform, Trump, Trump requested that the agency be closed, accusing her of spending money fraudulently so that they were “totally inexplicable.”
“USAID is driving the radical that is crazy, and there is nothing they can do about it because the way in which money has been spent, largely fraudulently, is totally inexplicable. Corruption is at levels rarely seen before. Shut it! “The United States president wrote in his publication.
USAID, the US foreign policy. It has also been a partner for a long time of many UN agencies and initiatives.
The United States remains the largest foreign aid donor in the world, and the sudden freezing of aid has caused significant interruption in global humanitarian efforts. Last year, Washington contributed 47 percent of the UN global humanitarian appeal, ascending to around $ 14 billion, according to UN spokeswoman Alessandra Vellucci.
However, USAID’s expense in projects that, as described by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, seem “not related to the interests of the United States,” said outstanding both nationally and internationally, The times of India reported.
These are some of the most controversial and striking expenses made by USAID:
- $ 15 million for condoms for the Taliban: According to reports, USAID assigned condoms worth $ 15 million to the Taliban, a group known to suppress women’s rights. The critics, including the Mast representative, made fun of the decision, questioning their relevance for global humanitarian aid.
- $ 446,000 for promoting atheism in Nepal: USAID channeled almost half a million dollars to promote atheism in Nepal, a measure that raised concerns about the alignment of the agency with the national interests of the United States.
- $ 47,000 for a transgender opera in Colombia: Tens of thousands of dollars were spent on a transgender theme opera, which caused questions about the relevance of such funds for US priorities.
- $ 20,600 for drag shows in Ecuador: USAID financed drag actions in Ecuador as part of a LGBTQ cultural initiative, which increases eyebrows among critics who questioned the need for such expense.
- $ 350 million for a dock in Gaza: This massive amount was assigned to build a spring in Gaza to facilitate humanitarian aid, although critics argue that it could benefit terrorist groups such as Hamas.
- $ 55,000 for a climate change seminar exclusively for female and LGBTQ female in Argentina: The seminar, funded by USAID, was open only to female and LGBTQ journalists.
Additional questionable projects included a $ 1 million subsidy to LGBTQ groups in Africa, $ 3 million for LGBTQ support in the Caribbean and even $ 2 million for sex change surgeries in Guatemala, a country known for its conservative position.
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