A great thread on the extreme scrutiny #USAID funding goes through before it reaches partners, and the standard politicization of the process.
Not a slush fund, and sooo accountable to Congress as to undermine aid effectiveness and potential for localization.
The DOGE bros have this so wrong.
Not a slush fund, and sooo accountable to Congress as to undermine aid effectiveness and potential for localization.
The DOGE bros have this so wrong.
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Jeremy Konyndyk
OK, time to bust another @USAID myth.
Stephen Miller said on Fox today that USAID is a rogue slush fund. Trump & Elon have made the same accusation.
FALSE. They're either ignorant of how USAID spends money, or willfully lying about it. Or...
Anyway, caffeinate and read on.
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Stephen Miller said on Fox today that USAID is a rogue slush fund. Trump & Elon have made the same accusation.
FALSE. They're either ignorant of how USAID spends money, or willfully lying about it. Or...
Anyway, caffeinate and read on.
🧵
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