President Donald Trump recently issued an executive order to temporarily suspend all USAID development aid programs for 90 days in order to conduct a thorough review. The New York Times reported that the agency’s staff will be significantly reduced from over 10,000 to approximately 290.

The left-wing media has reacted with outrage, creating the impression that this will lead to a humanitarian disaster.

What is USAID used for?

There are three basic categories:

– Development aid, i.e. measures designed to promote the economic development of developing countries and thereby combat poverty.

– Humanitarian aid.

– Ideological projects, primarily in the field of DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion).

Let's begin with the latter category. In my opinion, Trump is right to discontinue these initiatives. Here are only a few examples of this type of USAID program:

– $1.5 million to “advance diversity equity and inclusion in Serbia’s workplaces and business communities.”

– $70,000 for production of a “DEI musical” in Ireland.

– $47,000 for a “transgender opera” in Colombia.

– $32,000 for a “transgender comic book” in Peru.

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