{"id":30456,"date":"2025-06-25T09:00:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T09:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=30456"},"modified":"2025-06-25T09:28:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T09:28:17","slug":"the-evolution-of-trumps-views-on-foreign-aid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=30456","title":{"rendered":"The Evolution of Trump\u2019s Views on Foreign Aid"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Foreign aid, <\/strong>a pillar of American foreign policy for generations, has been gutted since President Trump began his second term in office. The United States Agency for International Development and other government agencies that provide food, medical care and economic development assistance to the world\u2019s poorest nations, have been largely defunded or eliminated in recent months.<\/p>\n

In justifying the administration\u2019s destruction of the agency<\/a>, Mr. Trump said U.S.A.I.D. had been run by \u201cradical lunatics,\u201d and he has made numerous false claims about the agency\u2019s work in the developing world. It included preventing and treating H.I.V. and malaria; providing emergency food assistance; and advancing the country\u2019s national security interests by establishing new markets for American goods.<\/p>\n

Mr. Trump has never been a big fan of foreign aid. But in his first term, he often reveled in the role of dispenser-in-chief of American largess.<\/p>\n

Not so anymore.<\/p>\n

To understand Mr. Trump\u2019s evolution from foreign aid skeptic to enthusiastic supporter <\/span>to, lately, its most determined and powerful foe, The New York Times reviewed nearly 1,000 speeches and interviews he has given over the past 15 years.<\/p>\n

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As a presidential candidate<\/strong> in his first bid for office, Mr. Trump often described foreign assistance as wasteful and said the money would be better spent at home. \u201cForeign affairs is we take care of ourselves,\u201d he said during an appearance on NBC\u2019s \u201cToday\u201d show.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Foreign aid, a pillar of American foreign policy for generations, has been gutted since President Trump began his second term in office. The United States Agency for International Development and other government agencies that provide food, medical care and economic development assistance to the world\u2019s poorest nations, have been largely defunded or eliminated in recent months.In justifying the administration\u2019s destruction of the agency, Mr. Trump said U.S.A.I.D. had been run by \u201cradical lunatics,\u201d and he has made numerous false claims about the agency\u2019s work in the developing world. It included preventing and treating H.I.V. and malaria; providing emergency food assistance; and advancing the country\u2019s national security interests by establishing new markets for American goods.Mr. Trump has never been a big fan of foreign aid. But in his first term, he often reveled in the role of dispenser-in-chief of American largess.Not so anymore.To understand Mr. Trump\u2019s evolution from foreign aid skeptic to enthusiastic supporter to, lately, its most determined and powerful foe, The New York Times reviewed nearly 1,000 speeches and interviews he has given over the past 15 years.2011As a presidential candidate in his first bid for office, Mr. Trump often described foreign assistance as wasteful and said the money would be better spent at home. \u201cForeign affairs is we take care of ourselves,\u201d he said during an appearance on NBC\u2019s \u201cToday\u201d show.<\/p>\n

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