USAID an independent agency of the US Government?

With a budget of over $50 billion, USAID is one of the largest official aid agencies in the world and accounts for more than half of all U.S. foreign assistance – the highest in the world in absolute dollar terms.

USAID's decentralized network of resident field missions is drawn on to manage U.S. government programs in low-income countries for various purposes such as disaster relief, poverty relief, technical cooperation on global issues, including the environment.

Is this how Congress has been spending taxpayers' dollars? Trump is shutting it down.

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ididntknow · 51-55, M

You forgot to mention, regime change operations, as was done in Ukraine, attempted in Georgia, attempted in Hungary, worked in Libya, attempted in Belarus, it was an arm of the CIA, A I D does not stand for aid !

sree251 · 41-45, M

@ididntknow The US Government has lost its way, its sense of purpose to work for the citizens of the country called America.

With a budget of over $50 billion, USAID is one of the largest official aid agencies in the world and accounts for more than half of all U.S. foreign assistance – the highest in the world in absolute dollar terms. USAID has missions in over 100 countries.

President Donald Trump ordered a near-total freeze on all foreign aid. Elon Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency, announced the intention of shutting down USAID.

Good job, Mr President. I recommend claw back of American taxpayers' money from politicians, both living and dead, who authorized the disbursements of public funds.

ididntknow · 51-55, M

@sree251 do you think US A I D is about helping other countries, I think you need to do a little bit of research, it’s an arm of the CIA

sree251 · 41-45, M

@ididntknow USAID was created by US politicians. How they are able to do that and get away with it is beyond me.