Posted on 06/17/2019 5:21:21 PM PDT by T Ruth
As promised, Trump slashes aid to Central America over migrants
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday cut hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, after Trump blasted the three countries because thousands of their citizens had sought asylum at the U.S. border with Mexico.
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Congressional aides said the administration told them it would reallocate $370 million in aid to Central America that lawmakers had approved for fiscal 2018, and suspend an additional $180 million Congress had approved for fiscal 2017.
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No funds will be provided until the administration is satisfied the countries are reducing the number of migrants reaching the U.S. border, State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus told reporters.
“This is consistent with the president’s direction and with the recognition that it is critical that there be sufficient political will in these countries to address the problem at its source,” she said.
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“This is consistent with the president’s direction and with the recognition that it is critical that there be sufficient political will in these countries to address the problem at its source”
For the “international community,” additional learning must occur that our current leader is serious.
Good. They were so certain that the president was only bluffing.
All Vergas Obama sucked
I have Zero problems with DJT.
“Promises made, promises kept.”
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Threats made, threats kept. CREDIBILITY ESTABLISHED.
Can we use some of that money to fund the wall?
Good. Why were we paying their incompetent and corrupt governments?
Rotters? Correct the source?
More winning.
Trump is the 1st to kick them in the teeth.
I’ll say one thing, this man is stirring up a lot on planet Earth.
Go Trump!
WINNING!!
They are still getting the aid, it’s just been transferred to feed their citizens crossing our borders. If their population is here, why do they need aid
More winning!
Good..they should NEVER get a dime again, we have given them hundreds of millions of dollars and what have they done with the money besides pocketing it for themselves
Are there still people out there that think Trump doesn’t mean what he says?
Are there still people out there that think Trump doesn’t mean what he says?
It certainly appears to be the dumb one’s.
It's been sixty years since we had a president who has said exactly what he intends to do, and THEN, goes ahead and does it.
Takes a little getting used to...
That’s a good point. I was four years old then so I don’t even remember that.
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