US EditionTrump Plans 'America First' Foreign Aid Funding Shift, Document Shows
The $1.8 billion aid shift focuses on countering Marxist regimes and enhancing U.S. global leadership, marking a significant change from traditional humanitarian assistance.
- The Trump administration intends to shift $1.8 billion in foreign aid to support 'America First' priorities, including investments in Greenland and countering 'Marxist, anti-American regimes' in Latin America, according to a document sent to Congress.
- The notification states that $400 million will support energy and minerals programming in Ukraine and development work in Greenland.
- Senator Jeanne Shaheen criticized the plan, saying it undermines Congress's constitutional power over government spending and that funding should not go to 'politically driven, unaccountable, pet projects' like those in Greenland.
- Since January, the administration has dismantled the U.S. Agency for International Development, significantly cutting foreign aid and affecting humanitarian relief operations.
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Trump's shocking plan for $1.8 billion in foreign aid revealed - here's where your tax dollars are really going
The Trump administration plans to shift $1.8 billion in foreign aid toward what it calls “America First” goals, according to a document sent to Congress in September. This is a big change in how the United States spends its foreign aid dollars, moving away from old programs that gave food, medicine, and money help to other countries. The plan has several main goals. The government wants to put money into Greenland, an area full of valuable miner…
Trump plans 'America First' foreign aid funding shift, document shows
The Trump administration intends to shift $1.8 billion in foreign aid funding toward "America First" initiatives such as pursuing investments in Greenland and countering "Marxist, anti-American regimes" in Latin America, according to a document sent to Congress.
Donald Trump wants to displace nearly two billion dollars. But there is a headwind: his latest plan is "not in line with America's foreign policy interests," says the leading Democrat in the Senate's Foreign Affairs Committee.
Trump administration eyes USAID money to advance America First goals
The Trump administration, in its latest challenge to Congress’s authority over federal spending, intends to shift almost $2 billion in U.S. foreign aid toward a slate of priorities aimed largely at advancing the president’s “America First” agenda.
The government wants to spend EUR 1.53 billion on "America First" initiatives.
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