Donald Trump Just Cut All Foreign Aid to Ukraine and Most of the World
By: Edith Olmsted (The New Republic)
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Only Israel and Egypt received waivers.
Donald Trump's administration issued a 90-day pause on all foreign aid, with exceptions for Israel and Egypt, according to a new State Department memo Friday.
The memo signed by new Secretary of State Marco Rubio "shall ensure that, to the maximum extent permitted by law, no new obligations shall be made for foreign assistance" until Rubio carries out a review, which will take place over the next 85 days, at which time he will make his recommendation to Trump.
According to the memo, this will ensure that America's foreign aid obligations "are not duplicated, are effective, and are consistent with President Trump's foreign policy."
The memo contains a special waiver for "foreign military financing" for Egypt and Israel, "including salaries, necessary to administer foreign military financing." Those two countries happen to guard the exits to Gaza. While Gaza is currently experiencing a reprieve from the months of endless bombings, Trump recently admitted he is "not confident" that the ceasefire agreement he helped to negotiate will hold, leaving the door open for more brutality there.
Notably, Ukraine, which has received hundreds of billions in aid from the U.S., did not receive a waiver. Earlier this week, Trump said he was interested in discussing "denuclearization" between the U.S. and Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin signaled this week that he was prepared to talk with Trump about ending the war in Ukraine. Trump has threatened sanctions if his efforts at diplomacy fail.
On Monday, Trump signed an executive order blocking all "new obligations and disbursements" of foreign aid to countries, nongovernmental organizations, international organizations, and contractors for 90 days, while the country's commitments went under review for 90 days.
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Has this ever happened before?
Trump thinks he is the king.
This is lunacy.
Well, it does say ...no new obligations... so any aid that is in the pipeline will get out. That is why Biden was so active in making sure that all of the money that his administration had plans for was actually accounted for that purpose. But in the future.. Trump is an asshole and will remain an asshole until he feels the hot breath of the devil burning into his spine. Buckle up, buttercup. It is going to be a wild ride.
JHC, what in the hell is this asshole thinking. Israel and Egypt, why them and not Ukraine? Russia one of the main concerns of ours and the world invades Ukraine and they are beating the crap out of the Russians, doesn’t invasion of a country by on oppressor count any longer, what the fuck about up holding democracy? Oh, yeah we are going to invade Greenland if Denmark a NATO country doesn’t sell it to us, then off to Panama and Canada. Yep a real democratic process.
Just fucking disgusting.
He's nuts, and that is not hyperbole.
Why does this surprise anyone?
Putin is a BFF.
Butt Fucking Friend???
Ehhhh......
awwww c'mon...
Trump has several of those.
I’ve said it many times here. Trumps goal appears to not make it great, it’s to make it fail. He’s using countless citizen dupes to bring it all down. We’re heading into the ditch, but it’s not by accident.
The headline is a lie -- aid to Ukraine has not been cut. The seeded article specifically points out that Trump has ordered a pause for review. And the article doesn't clearly indicate whether or not the pause includes existing appropriated aid. Obviously the review of aid will affect future requests for aid.
BTW, pauses for review are not unusual. (Remember Biden pausing military aid to Israel? So, pauses are not unprecedented.) What makes this order different is the wide scope of the pause and review.
A pause is a cut. The pause will remain until Trump says so. Its that simple.
That is false.
Just face it and stop making excuses, he is behaving like a wannabe tyrant.
No, he is behaving like a practicing tyrant.
Trump is keeping campaign promises. That's what voters wanted.
And the wailing and gnashing of teeth from the triggered will continue.
SOSDD
There is supposed to be an "American" foreign policy, not a dictators. When was the last time a president ever shut down all foreign aid? Never ?
Huh? Do you think the world's gonna die without our money?...
Yeah there is a good chance that Ukraine will. They are being attacked by Russia who is supported by North Korea who has sent 12,000 troops to fight with Russia also ammo, arty. Iran who is sending them thousands of drones and other military equipment and China who is sending them dual purpose equipment.
What do those three countries have in common, they are all enemies of democracy and the US.
... and their dictators are good buddies with Trump.
Or rather, Trump is trying to be good buddies with them.
I hope Trump does cut all aid to the most corrupt country on the planet.
Democrats supporting a totally fascist country- dreaming of what they could do here if they nationalized all media (shutting down all opposition media); banned political groups; arrested their political opponents; and suspended elections.
Time for the faux John Wayne in tailor made khakis to actually take the peace talks seriously; or for him to peddle his shit to Europe- who hasn't come close to keeping their promises.
Stop with the Russia, Russia, Russia bullshit; and concentrate on the real threat to the world China.
Trump pays taxes in China, he and Xi are buddies.