The federal government hasn’t just been wasteful. It’s been funding and organizing toxic projects around the world that have damaged the reputation of the United States.

That’s what a professor at a university in the country of Georgia said in a letter provided to The Daily Signal on Wednesday that highlights issues at the heart of recent debates about foreign aid.

The United States Administration for International Development, or USAID, has come under particular scrutiny since President Donald Trump returned to office. The foreign aid agency is currently being investigated by the Department of Government Efficiency, run by entrepreneur Elon Musk.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who will now oversee USAID, said the agency has been rife with insubordination and has been operating with total disregard for American interests.

Trump put a 90-day freeze on foreign aid and has put thousands of USAID employees on leave.

Democrats responded angrily to these moves, arguing that USAID provides a global humanitarian service that acts as an indispensable element of U.S. soft power.

Critics of the crackdown on USAID have argued that halting its programs will damage American relations abroad. Some say that China or other foreign adversaries will now step in to fill the void when USAID programs go away.

But the reality is that USAID is not only using its money on a variety of useless and 

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