US Aid Freeze Linked to Refugee's Death at Thai Border

[thailand49]

4 hours ago, TheFishman1 said:

I wish Trump would show proof of misappropriate funds in that organization he does things without thinking I won’t be surprised if he next goes after the FBI in the CIA jump hangs around with Elon and he wants to be good friends with Putin should I say more

You must be living in a cave, you can google it and the proof is right there it doesn't matter who found it!  he has also said clearly FBI, CIA, Pentagon are all going to feel some pain! 

 

I'm also in support of any President who cut, shut, THEN REVIEW AS THEY ARE DOING WITH USAIDS, W.H.O, NATO, UNITED NATION, ON AND ON AND ON!  PERSONALLY IF THAT IS TOO PAINFUL FOR THE WORLD BE MY GUESS    GO CHINA!  AND WHEN YOU DO DON'T COME BACK!

[Hamus Yaigh]

6 hours ago, impulse said:

If I got the sense that's where the money is actually going, I may feel differently.  But that's not the way it's looking at first blush.

• $1.5 million to “advance diversity equity and inclusion in Serbia’s workplaces and business communities”

Don't forget this is specially curated BS from the WH to meet the needs of the electorate who voted him in and likely has very little to do with he facts.

[impulse]

11 minutes ago, Hamus Yaigh said:

Don't forget this is specially curated BS from the WH to meet the needs of the electorate who voted him in and likely has very little to do with he facts.

 

I'm open to that possibility, but I can't figure out what the WH would gain with such a lie that would be sure to be exposed.  It's not as if there's an election between now and the public release of the audit results.

 

[chondan]

Most of the money is siphoned off before it gets to the refugee camps.  Just ask the people working in the camps.  I saw it first hand.

[lou norman]

All the arguments excusing Trump for the cutoff are reasonable until you realize that the money saved by depriving the poorest will go to finance Trump's tax cuts for the wealthy.

[Artisi]

31 minutes ago, digger70 said:

Why?  Why does the US   Has to support the rest of the world with Their Tax Money? 

It's US Tax Money for the JUS People and the country.

DT is doing a Great Job to get the US Back in Order .

Clamping down on the Trans Wannabes wanted to   Interfere with normal  Life and Sports where they Don't Belong.

Getting Rid off Terrorist Supporting Students.

Getting Rid off Illegal / Undocumented Foreigners /Mexicans.  https://www.bbvaresearch.com/en/publicaciones/mexico-profile-of-mexican-migrants-in-the-united-states/

Not being a yank I can and do understand that the US doesn't have to support the rest of the world, but there is a humanity obligation to be a little intelligenge in not just turning off the aid instantly, giving a bit of warning and slowly tapering off the aid wouldn't hurt the US in anyway and would be a fair and reasonable solution to all concerned. 

[BangkokReady]

It's very sad, but supposing the aid money, which the US has no obligation to give, is now going to help an American family improve their lives, is that so bad?

 

Why not report all deaths outside of the West and point out that Western countries could have helped if they gave more money?

[riclag]

8 hours ago, KhunLA said:

And if USA or it's aid funding never existed ?

 

He just stopped USAID  a short time ago.  Maybe someone should audit the books and see where the funding went.

 

It's about time the people stopped relying on US tax payer, in debt themselves, to carry the load worldwide.  Why does the world expect the USA, to borrow money, they can't pay back, to finance other countries programs.

 

" Sooner or later, you run out of other peoples money "  That time is NOW.

 

THANK YOU President Trump.

 

R I P

Four more years !

[theblether]

7 hours ago, Hamus Yaigh said:

That statement definitely reflects a narrow and short-sighted view of the world. It ignores the interconnections of the global community and the long-term benefits of providing aid.

 

Such attitudes can come back to bite the US in the long run - China is laughing at you. For example, the lack of health care infrastructure in some developing countries can lead to the spread of infectious diseases, which can then travel across borders and affect Americans as well. Similarly, political instability in other countries can create economic and security problems for the US.

 

 

You are aware that China's health service is notoriously brutal? People left without palliative care is routine. 

 

Pick another country. Never use China in a positive health related issue. 

[KhunLA]

4 hours ago, JulesMad said:

That reads so much better

12 ... Vance / Gabbard 2028 & 2032 

[BangkokReady]

8 hours ago, KhunLA said:

He just stopped USAID  a short time ago.  Maybe someone should audit the books and see where the funding went.

 

A good point.  You would think they would have enough money to run the place for a few weeks or months.

 

They must have stopped operating immediately to make sure there was as much cash still available for funnelling off before it ran out completely.

[theblether]

Some MAGA say - walk away from it all. Other MAGA say - fund the worthy ( like this case ) and cancel the stupidity. 

 

USAID was never intended to fund gay stage shows in Ireland. That's ridiculous abuse of the limited pot of money. 

 

I'm in the camp that says genuine healthcare and food, crop growing, water provision, famine, natural disaster relief etc - get on with it. Outside that, not a penny. 

[theblether]

On a related note, 10,000 employees is also abuse of funding. Far too much is sucked up by "charitable leeches." 

 

You can live a high life on other people's misery. 

[KhunLA]

21 minutes ago, Artisi said:

Not being a yank I can and do understand that the US doesn't have to support the rest of the world, but there is a humanity obligation to be a little intelligenge in not just turning off the aid instantly, giving a bit of warning and slowly tapering off the aid wouldn't hurt the US in anyway and would be a fair and reasonable solution to all concerned. 

We was campaigning for well over 1 year, and cutting budget / foreign aid & immigration was pretty much his top priorities, along with trade balance / tariffs

 

Yakked about wasting money during the campaign.  So not seeing the surprise.  No other care for her in the whole province ?  More like a Thai health care for refugee issue, not a USA issue or cause.

 

Pretty obvious it was completely irrelevant in this woman's death ... IMHO. 

 

If from Myanmar, she was already 5 past her life expectancy for being born 1954.

[riclag]

5 hours ago, thesetat said:

I think you are wrong. Especially given that most of this USAIDs money was for Black OPs and subversive OPs rather than for helping people.

Samantha Powers(administrator a unelected bureaucrat )doled out billions !

Elon Musk a unelected businessman 

exposes Powers generosity to the world!

 

The left is on a mission to make Transparency look like a anti humanitarian nightmare ! Truth be told the bucks must stop !America First is in debt for 36T. How else is the administration gonna save

ENTITLEMENTS  for Americans without making cuts and stopping waste, fraud & abuse.

[WorriedNoodle]

7 hours ago, impulse said:

 But that's not the way it's looking at first blush.

• $1.5 million to “advance diversity equity and inclusion in Serbia’s workplaces and business communities”

That anyone would fall for this propaganda ( https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/02/at-usaid-waste-and-abuse-runs-deep/ ) on a White House gov home page is astounding. The page is full of links to third party conspiracy sources.

[Artisi]

3 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

Trump has made a terrible mistake by cutting off all foreign aid to these small charities that aid poor refugees. Chances are he does not lose one moment of sleep over the death and starvation of people too poor to feed themselves. The man has zero compassion, zero empathy, and I seriously question if he even possesses a soul. 

And the same guy with zero compassion is more than willing to take over Greenland and rebuild Gaza, makes you really wonder why that might be, it would have anything to do with him and his nazi friend reaping millions on $$$$'s off from these undertakings using good US money that should be directed into sorting out the mess in the US - nah! couldn't be that, could it? 

[thailand49]

1 hour ago, Artisi said:

Not being a yank I can and do understand that the US doesn't have to support the rest of the world, but there is a humanity obligation to be a little intelligenge in not just turning off the aid instantly, giving a bit of warning and slowly tapering off the aid wouldn't hurt the US in anyway and would be a fair and reasonable solution to all concerned. 

Maybe you missed some history this US created agency by JFK in the past through normal channels refuse to answer to Congress as to accountability of funds. The agency in fact felt they weren't even being funded their boss US Government that nose thumbing is well known.

You speak humanity, fairness giving a bit of warning, if China, Russia did this no one would be saying a thing just like no one is holding China for COVID except U.S.

The only blame for any and all resulting in the stoppage of aid until review lays squarely on those who were running the agency!

 

[Hawaiian]

5 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

Trump has made a terrible mistake by cutting off all foreign aid to these small charities that aid poor refugees. Chances are he does not lose one moment of sleep over the death and starvation of people too poor to feed themselves. The man has zero compassion, zero empathy, and I seriously question if he even possesses a soul. 

No doubt you belong to the "Loves spending other peoples' money" gang.

[theblether]

What's interesting about this issue is that it draws a red line between the empaths and the self reliance brigades. 

 

Empaths - will fall for every sob story, 

 

Self reliance - can be cruelly dismissive. 

 

There's a simple fact that the empath's can't argue with. None of the successful countries in the world were founded on charity. 

 

They were all founded on graft, brutal hard work, brutal conditions, and commerce. 

 

The charitable ( free health care etc ) came later and in some cases have totally undermined countries such as the UK as the number of people living off the state is ridiculous. 

 

It's always easy to spend someone else's money, but earning it, building and saving? That's a challenge. 

[blaze master]

9 hours ago, frank83628 said:

That's really clutching at straws, how pathetic.

 

Talk about having stage 4 syndrome.

[Hawaiian]

2 hours ago, lou norman said:

All the arguments excusing Trump for the cutoff are reasonable until you realize that the money saved by depriving the poorest will go to finance Trump's tax cuts for the wealthy.

Do you realize they are source of most of the money to begin with.

[Ben Zioner]

11 hours ago, Artisi said:

Just another intelligent Trump initiative - absolutely no pre-thought or consideration regarding the outcome. 

When a country that had achieved greatness choses as leader a brutal, dumb criminal...

[Yellowtail]

3 hours ago, KhunLA said:

12 ... Vance / Gabbard 2028 & 2032 

Vance-Bondi

[Yellowtail]

It is worth noting, that ALL it would take for the funding for any of the programs to be turned back on, would be for a few people in Congress to stand up and make a case for the funding, on the record. 

 

But all we get is crickets 

[blaze master]

30 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

Vance-Bondi

 

The rock.

 

Maybe he can start his campaign from in and out burger.

[Yellowtail]

3 minutes ago, blaze master said:

 

The rock.

 

Maybe he can start his campaign from in and out burger.

Weirdos 

[blaze master]

9 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

Weirdos 

 

Marc Cuban? Jamie Dimon ?

[connda]

Fyi - USAID has about nothing to do with actual foreign aid and everything to do with US foreign policy power projection in some of the most unsavory manners possible.  Essentially it's a well of dark money and unaccountablity.  Having it fall under the State Department and reassessing its mission to align with interests of the United States as a whole as an accountable, audited agency under the Department of State is probably where this eventually needs to go.  For those who wish money to go to good causes, find a charity which uses the 90% or more of their donations to fund the projects they sponsor. This nonsense about the US being the world's Sugar Daddy needs to end and American citizens need to come first.

[ericthai]

11 hours ago, harryviking said:

Remember to put all these deaths on Trumps shoulders. He is a moron and an ignorant fool and have no clue what i he is doing. I guess that Fascist Musk is whispering all kinds of evil stuff in Trumps ears. I really hope it all comes back to haunt them and bite the US where it hurts the most!!

You realize the USA is in debt and is borrowing money to give to theses programs.

 

if you feel so strongly about this please go to the bank take out a loan and give it to the refugees.