Trump at CPAC celebrated his whirlwind first four weeks in Office,
listing what he called “flagrant scams” uncovered by Elon Musk.
<><>$520M for an environmental, social governance and investments consultant in Africa.
<><>$25M to promote biodiversity conservation and socially responsible behavior in Colombia, SA.
<><>$40M to improve the social and economic inclusion of sedentary migrants.
<><>”Forty-two million for social and behavior change in Uganda.
<><>Ten million for Mozambique medical male circumcisions.
<><>plus loads more.
President Trump also announced for the first time the actual amount of US aid to Ukraine: $67 billion in military aid, $31.5 billion in direct budget support.
None of which was a “loan”.
As for the rest of the expenditure - notwithstanding a load of dough being siphoned off for kickbacks and laundering, most of it’s gone to established US defense suppliers and international partners, to replenish obsolete US kit for American use.
Not only is he pulling the plug on further funding for Ukraine, he’s demanding Ukraine set aside $500bn of natural assets for the USA.
If Ukraine can afford to take the deal, and these minerals can be extracted without huge expenditure, the USA stands to make 1500% profit over three decades. More than enough to offset the grifting.
Watchdogs “Open the Books” looked at grants by the Biden HHS’ “Office of Refugee Resettlement.” In FY 2021, Biden distributed $2.4 billion tax dollars for refugees, and unaccompanied children who jumped our border illegally.
In FY 2022, Biden distributed $3.4 billion, that skyrocketed to $10 billion in FY 2023 before being reduced to $4.2 billion in FY 2024.
According to “Open the Books”, Biden gave our tax dollar billions
<><>to help migrants save for car and home purchases,
<><>for business and personal loans,
<><>for legal aid and cultural orientation.