Posted on 03/19/2025 10:24:51 AM PDT by John Semmens
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the cancellation of 5,200 programs that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) had been supporting before it was put under his jurisdiction, saying "these programs spent tens of billions of dollars in ways that did not serve, and in some cases even harmed, the core national interests of the United States. The remaining 1,000 or so programs that will be continued will be more effectively administered by the Department of State."
"I want to thank DOGE and our hardworking staff who worked very long hours to achieve this overdue and historic reform," the Secretary added. "This will reduce federal spending by an estimated $58 billion per year."
Republican strategist Karl Rove predicted "these cuts will backfire on Trump and his allies. The constituency for more spending is powerful and enduring. Both James Carville and I agree that voters may be cheering for hacking away at government waste, fraud, and abuse now, but over time we're confident we can persuade them that government knows best. We will revive their interest in getting their piece of the pork and convince them that getting a tax refund is their fair share of it. Fat and happy, their attention will wander to other fads and crazes. Meanwhile, Trump will be term-limited out of office or die. The style of government where Democrats and Republicans work cooperatively to rule the country, will push aside the ephemeral influence of the Make America Great Again crowd and restore the stable unified rule that prevailed before Trump stuck his nose in where it didn't belong."
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Rubio is the one big surprise in this admin!
Yes! He is a pit bull.
Even if this article IS supposed to be a joke of sorts.
The USAID ATM machine has got to go. American Taxpayers are being ripped off for billions by foreign thieves and U.S. politicians.
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