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What is USAID and why is Trump reportedly poised to close it? (BBC is funded by USAID)
BBC ^ | 2/3/25 | Sean Seddon

Posted on 02/04/2025 8:55:26 AM PST by hardspunned

The future of the US government's main overseas aid agency has been cast into doubt, with employees locked out and the Trump administration planning to merge it with the US Department of State. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) would continue to function as a branch of the state department, but the plan involves a significant reduction in its funding and the workforce, CBS News, the BBC's US partner, reports. On Monday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused USAID's leadership of "insubordination" and said he was now its "acting head". US President Donald Trump and one of his top advisers, billionaire Elon Musk, have been strongly critical of the agency.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: bbc; europe; media; usaid
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“Found out today that USAID funds the BBC”

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1886812762250101150?s=46&t=oXM3QUNDayEotvdo1W-zQA

1 posted on 02/04/2025 8:55:26 AM PST by hardspunned
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To: hardspunned

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1886812762250101150?s=46&t=oXM3QUNDayEotvdo1W-zQA


2 posted on 02/04/2025 8:55:55 AM PST by hardspunned (Look for the“Putin Stooge” libel, news from Ukraine you’ve gradually grown to trust over 30 months )
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Notice that BBC did not disclose this material fact about their funding.


3 posted on 02/04/2025 8:56:49 AM PST by cgbg (It is time to pull the Deep State out of the mass media--like ticks from a dog.)
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To: hardspunned

What an absolute homerun Elon has hit. Tear down USAID and scatter it to the wind.


4 posted on 02/04/2025 8:59:06 AM PST by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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USAID filled the void created by issuance of the edict that no CIA personnel be assinged into the Peace Corps (wink wink). They are the CIA people who show up at the embassies where I worked, and promptly go into management positons, instead of State personnel. As if the 25% of foreign service positons already filled by CIA isn’t enough....


5 posted on 02/04/2025 8:59:15 AM PST by Jumper
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To: cgbg

This is the radical lefts American taxpayers cookie jar that is being used for their own agenda around the world and answerable to know one, HOPE THEY OPEN THE BOOKS to the American people so we can see and know what they’re doing, who they are funding and who these people are so we can investigate and charge them for crimes against the America people


6 posted on 02/04/2025 9:00:38 AM PST by ronnie raygun
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What a tangled web of enemies foreign and domestic being funded through USAID..


7 posted on 02/04/2025 9:01:19 AM PST by delchiante
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To: hardspunned

VERY INTERESTING!! WHY would we be funding BBC??? Why would UNICEF be funding the BBC? WHO are these Foreigners that have given the MOST money to the BBC?


8 posted on 02/04/2025 9:04:51 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: hardspunned

Incredible link re who is funding BBC, Thanks!


9 posted on 02/04/2025 9:10:26 AM PST by Grampa Dave (If history teaches us anything: It's that history rarely teaches anything! (outofsalt))
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How much has USAID dished out that came right back to Democrat campaigns, NGOs, and politicians? When will there be a real investigation of Act Blue and other smurf operations?


10 posted on 02/04/2025 9:14:56 AM PST by Chewbarkah
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“Notice that BBC did not disclose this material fact about their funding.”

They did:


The BBC’s international charity BBC Media Action, which is funded by external grants and voluntary contributions, receives funding from USAID. According to a 2024 report, USAID donated $3.23m (£2.6m), making it the charity’s second-largest donor that financial year.


11 posted on 02/04/2025 9:19:56 AM PST by TexasGator (11'r/11111.111''!11)
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So many of these organizations are funded by all taxpayers where money then goes out the back door to leftist political interests.


12 posted on 02/04/2025 9:29:21 AM PST by apoliticalone (We need real justice not fictitious SOCIAL JUSTICE & DEI that is politics & propaganda, not justice.)
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Good catch—in that case they should have disclosed this blatant conflict of interest in the first paragraph of the article.


13 posted on 02/04/2025 9:32:28 AM PST by cgbg (It is time to pull the Deep State out of the mass media--like ticks from a dog.)
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Politicians should not have slush funds.


14 posted on 02/04/2025 9:36:06 AM PST by TalBlack (Their god is government. Prepare for a religious war.)
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“Good catch—in that case they should have disclosed this blatant conflict of interest in the first paragraph of the article.”

Some orgs do that.

OTOH, the OP should have been more accurate in his posting.


15 posted on 02/04/2025 9:37:21 AM PST by TexasGator (11'r/11111.111''!11)
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To: JonPreston

Elon Musk

@elonmusk
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Feb 2
Those who know, please reply to this post listing all the evil things that NED has done. It’s a long list. https://x.com/elonmusk/statu/elonmusk/status/1886089119773720695


Republicans getting caught up in NED investigation. They are going to have to explain .. Graham doesn’t surprise me. Tom Cotton does surprise me.

I hope there is an innocent explanation.


16 posted on 02/04/2025 9:39:46 AM PST by RummyChick
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Speechless


17 posted on 02/04/2025 9:40:05 AM PST by OpusatFR
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To: RummyChick

Hmm...this page doesn’t exist. Try searching for something else.


18 posted on 02/04/2025 9:45:16 AM PST by aspasia
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To: Jumper

state and cia have always worked hand in hand

state provides cover for cia agents


19 posted on 02/04/2025 9:51:54 AM PST by joshua c
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To: TalBlack

Politicians can’t molest without their payoff slush fund now the financial trail can be tracked back to the perverts


20 posted on 02/04/2025 10:38:45 AM PST by cnsmom
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