Donald Trump asked the US Congress to approve additional cuts of $ 4.9 billion in international aid. This was announced by the White House, in a move that significantly increases the chances of “paralysis” of the federal state in late September.
The US President sent a letter to the Republican Speaker of the House of Representatives. In it, among other things states that the cuts “They concern programs from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as the United Nations Service for International Development and International Aid Programs.”
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The Democrats had heralded their opposition to such a possibility. Specifically, they had pointed out that if Trump appears a budget already approved by Congress, they would destroy any possibility of negotiation with them. If they stay there, it is considered impossible to avoid the possibility of fiscal paralysis, the well -known “Shutdown” after September 30th.
According to the New York Post, the largest cuts are funding to the US Service for International Development (USAID). Donald Trump has already suspended billions of dollars intended for international aid.
Recall that it has officially disrupted USAID, which has been absorbed today by the Foreign Ministry.
