POLITICSAug 12 · 08:00 UTCGUARDIAN USArwa Mahdawi

Millions of US tax dollars sent to rightwing European thinktanks. Did any Trump supporters vote for that? | Arwa Mahdawi

Donald Trump criticized US Agency for International Development (USAID) on Truth Social, accusing it of wasting taxpayer money abroad under his view of an “America first” agenda. This criticism led to the agency being placed in effect closed down. The article notes that claims against USAID included a lie from Fox News about spending millions on condoms for Gaza.

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