Trump orders USAID to be put under the U.S. Department of State (DOS) amidst foreign aid freeze

[Mike809]

You almost had it.

We’ve already seen how Trump will use it. He blackmailed Ukraine for dirt on Biden in exchange for military aid. So now he has humanitarian aid he can blackmail for access to enrich his friends or himself.

Considering how many resource rich countries USAid is in, he can “Greenland” himself into more.

Like I've stated , I didn't know much about USAid until like 24 hours ago . Maybe I'm reading the wrong stuff , but do you know if it has it ever been use to undermine foreign governments that don't adhere to certain American interests ? Prior to Trump.

Either by rejecting aid to countries that don't vote a certain way , or even using it to promote think-tanks that go against certain governments ? Like we all know the U.S doesn't have the best track record when it comes to the treatment of foreign countries , if it affects American interests.

I'm just here to learn

 

[Json]

Like I've stated , I didn't know much about USAid until like 24 hours ago . Maybe I'm reading the wrong stuff , but do you know if it has it ever been use to undermine foreign governments that don't adhere to certain American interests ? Prior to Trump.

Either by rejecting aid to countries that don't vote a certain way , or even using it to promote think-tanks that go against certain governments ? Like we all know the U.S doesn't have the best track record when it comes to the treatment of foreign countries , if it affects American interests.

I'm just here to learn

I’m not an expert either and wasn’t saying you are wrong.

Hilary Clinton as Secretary of State pushed Obama to overthrow Gadafhi in Libya.

Regime change is an executive policy executed by various agencies. USAid isn’t some Mission Impossible Force doing whatever it wants. Moving it under SoS does nothing except give Trump oversight since it wasn’t under his direct oversight and now we have no independent inspector generals.