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Almost $500 million in food is at risk of spoilage after USAID pause, report says (www.cbsnews.com)

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Almost $500 million in food aid is at risk of spoilage as it sits in ports, ships and warehouses after funding for the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, was paused by the Trump administration, according to a Feb. 10 report from a government watchdog.

The report from USAID's inspector general highlighted the risks of "safeguarding and distribution" of $8.2 billion in unspent humanitarian aid after the Trump administration ordered almost all staff to be placed on leave and ordered a review of U.S. foreign assistance programs.

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[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

They would rather this taxpayer-funded food rots than to help hungry people worldwide. With Republicans, the cruelty is the point...

[–] dx1@lemmy.ml -1 points 3 weeks ago

I don't think cruelty is the point. I think it's a more calculated form of narrative reinforcement.