“32 thousand dollars for a trans comic in Peru”: Donald Trump’s government denounced USAID expenses
The chancellor Elmer Shialer confirmed that the president’s administration Donald Trump He decided to suspend financial support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Since then, the US government has defended the measure. In that framework, Karoline Leavitt, White House spokesman revealed some of the controversial initiatives for which funds were disbursed.
In dialogue with the media, the spokeswoman was in favor of avoiding the waste of money obtained through taxes. Among the measures, the delivery of $ 32,000 in a transgender comic in Peru, 1.5 million dollars for diversity, equity and inclusion in Serbia, $ 70,000 in an Irish diversity, equity and inclusion musical and $ 47,000 in transsexual operas in Colombia.
“I don’t know about you, but, as a US taxpayer, I don’t want my taxes to go to this trash, And I know that the American people don’t want it either. And that is exactly what Elon Musk has been in charge of doing for President Trump, to eliminate fraud, waste and abuse of our federal government, ”said the spokeswoman for the Donald Trump administration.
Although he did not give further details about the comic, according to Daily Mail It was approved under the mandate of former Secretary of State Antony Blinken. In this regard, the president of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives, Brian Mast, confirmed the expense. “We are trying to get the real comic, in Peru. AND I heard it is quite daring”, He said in dialogue with the medium.
The revelation of the initiatives were given after Elon Musk, who leads the newly created government efficiency department (Doge)a group of external advisors that seeks to optimize government resources, was prevented from accessing the agency’s internal systems during a visit to its headquarters in Washington DC
After that, the owner of X communicated that Trump considers that the USAID no longer meets the strategic objectives of his administration. “It became evident that it is not an apple with a worm inside. What we have is simply a ball of worms. You have to get rid of everything. It has no remedy. Let’s close it”, He mentioned, although at the moment there is talk of a suspension and not of a closure.
As reported by the minister Elmer ShialerThis measure, which will last 90 days, seeks to reassess and reorient the funds for development programs in the South American country. The executive order was issued on the same day Trump assumed the presidency, marking a controversial start for administration in terms of foreign policy.
According to Shialer statements, collected by Successful, Peru hoped to receive approximately 630 million dollars in aid until 2030. However, the delivery of these funds has been suspended while the review process is carried out. The Foreign Minister said that, although a total elimination of the aid is not expected, the resources are likely to be redirected towards other priorities. “I think it is unlikely that there is a retraction, but surely a reconduction, a reorientation,” he said.
In the global framework, according to the analysis of experts consulted by the medium CNN in Spanish, The agency’s disappearance could leave a vacuum in the response to humanitarian crises and in support of democratic processes in developing countries. In addition, it could weaken the ability of the United States to compete with other powers that have increased their influence on strategic regions through cooperation and development programs.
