Tornado Alley (PROG)

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You think. You're wrong. Their basic reason for going after USAID was because it was an easy target ..

While the United States gives more official government aid than any other country, its contribution as a percentage of national income is at the bottom of the list for wealthy countries in 2020, according to figures from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development .
In 2023, Norway topped the list at 1.09 percent of gross national income, while the United States lagged at 0.24 percent, along with Slovenia, the Czech Republic and Spain.

Is support for foreign aid bipartisan?

According to Brookings, Democratic administrations and lawmakers have historically been more supportive than Republicans, but every post-war president, whether Democrat or Republican, has been a strong proponent of foreign aid - apart from Trump.

https://www.reuters.com/world/what-is-usaid-why-has-it-become-target-trump-musk-2025-02-03/

They are after eliminating US government agencies. On Sept. 30th they will dissolve what's left
of USAid. To them it would be a first one. In reality it could be their only elimination success.