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Why is Trump getting rid of NED and USAID (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 2 weeks ago by Rextreff@lemmygrad.ml to c/asklemmygrad@lemmygrad.ml

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Both are useful in achieveing American political aims abroad, so getting rid of them seems like a bad choice from the perspective of the US government

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[–] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Because his racist hillbilly supporters have been led to believe 10 to 15% of the country's budget is spend on poor not-white-enough freeloaders in other countries. It's a populist move.

[–] davel@lemmygrad.ml 16 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I don’t think that is a sufficient reason for it, but a fringe benefit of it and cover story for it.

[–] deathtoreddit@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Dullard, you're doing a great job, demonstrating the need to consider foreign policy and political economy as the main factor, beyond mere culture wars and all that.

[–] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 2 weeks ago

I'm well aware of the controversial nature of USAID, and I don't deny that it is possibly desirable to wind it down for moral reasons - although not like that, obviously.

But I guarantee you Trump isn't intelligent enough to consider that. He's just wrecking it as visibly as possible to please his NASCAR-loving fan base.

Musk on the other hand probably has other motives.