Watch this interview with a bedrock Republican Bush appointee who once ran USAID.

[westwall]

When Elon Musk set about “feeding USAID into the wood chipper,” as he put it, it wasn’t only supporters of President Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda who were cheering the dismantlement of the foreign aid agency.

The Kremlin was, too.

“Smart move,” Dmitry Medvedev, a former Russian president who is currently the deputy chair of the country’s security council, chimed in from Moscow, which for years had chafed at the U.S. Agency for International Development’s actions before forcing it out of the country in 2012.

In Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who is closely aligned with President Vladimir Putin of Russia, celebrated what he called an end to the funding of “globalist” organizations in a Facebook post Tuesday. Orban’s political director said he “couldn’t be happier” with what Musk and Trump were doing. (Musk reposted the comment Tuesday).

Foreign strongmen cheer as Musk dismantles U.S. aid agency | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

When Elon Musk set about “feeding USAID into the wood chipper,” as he put it, it wasn’t only supporters of President Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda who were cheering the dismantlement of the foreign aid agency.

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At least trump's fan club likes what he's doing.

Yeah, we do

 

[Lesh]

Trump is trying to prevent America from collapsing from within, not from without.

Oh bullshit

 

[Lesh]

He doesn't say anything close to what you want him to say.

You didn’t hear a word he said

 

[marvin martian]

Deadline: White House

www.msnbc.com

I realize what the reflexive response will be considering the interview took place on MSNBC. If you can get past that you can judge for yourself whether Andrew Natsios, the USAID administrator under George Bush, has something of value to say. You can skip to roughly the 2 minute mark of the interview.

I think he offers some valuable insight in to the work of the agency you don't hear about over the din of vitriol about Musk, his lack of authority to do what he's doing, and his obvious conflicts of interest.

I suspect both Nicole Wallace and Andrew Natsios have financially benefitted from USAID. The forthcoming documentation will tell us all about that.

 

[Woodznutz]

Is that what’s happening? Did Trump redirect the aid back to the USA?

I think he did.

 

[Lesh]

I suspect both Nicole Wallace and Andrew Natsios have financially benefitted from USAID. The forthcoming documentation will tell us all about that.

You suspect. But you act like you know.

All they have to do now is show some weak sauce and you’re al in no matter how weak

 

[Woodznutz]

Just wondering why you think you know more about its work than the Repub are who ran it?

Ever hear the one about the cobbler's kids? "Everyone in town has shoes except them."

"We've spent $Billions defend the borders of other nations. It's time we defend our own." -SOD Pete Hegseth.

 

[berg80]

I suspect both Nicole Wallace and Andrew Natsios have financially benefitted from USAID. The forthcoming documentation will tell us all about that.

Let's review. I posted a link to an interview with a self-described, very conservative former member of the Bush admin who pointed out many benefits of USAID's work.
I posted a WP article listing a dozen lies or misleading statements offered by the WH as a justification for shutting down the agency.

Your reply was to suggest, without evidence, Bush's former communications director, Nicole Wallace, benefitted financially from USAID.

And you wonder why trumples are looked upon as having no credibility.

 

[Nostra]

I suppose you could say you don't believe what he said about the benefits of USAID. I thought his observations would have some credibility since they came from a diehard Repub. Apparently not. IMO you are far too vested in the vapid talking points defending what Musk is doing despite a complete lack of justification.

Unlike you and your Cult, we don’t always walk in lockstep. Who cares if this clown was appointed by Bush?

Oh yeah, you do…….all the sudden.

 

[marvin martian]

You suspect. But you act like you know.

All they have to do now is show some weak sauce and you’re al in no matter how weak

Based on what we've already seen (i.e. USAID entirely funding Politico, for example), it's a safe bet.

 

[BackAgain]

Deadline: White House

www.msnbc.com

I realize what the reflexive response will be considering the interview took place on MSNBC. If you can get past that you can judge for yourself whether Andrew Natsios, the USAID administrator under George Bush, has something of value to say. You can skip to roughly the 2 minute mark of the interview.

I think he offers some valuable insight in to the work of the agency you don't hear about over the din of vitriol about Musk, his lack of authority to do what he's doing, and his obvious conflicts of interest.

Assuming that Party politics doesn’t interfere with ongoing massive governmental corruption, why would we be impressed that a prior Bush appointee is speaking on behalf of that very problem?

 

[berg80]

Ever hear the one about the cobbler's kids? "Everyone in town has shoes except them."

"We've spent $Billions defend the borders of other nations. It's time we defend our own." -SOD Pete Hegseth.

Do you think Pete is stupid enough to believe USAID money goes to the border defense of other countries? Or are you both stupid enough?

 

[Independent thinker]

Deadline: White House

www.msnbc.com

I realize what the reflexive response will be considering the interview took place on MSNBC. If you can get past that you can judge for yourself whether Andrew Natsios, the USAID administrator under George Bush, has something of value to say. You can skip to roughly the 2 minute mark of the interview.

I think he offers some valuable insight in to the work of the agency you don't hear about over the din of vitriol about Musk, his lack of authority to do what he's doing, and his obvious conflicts of interest.

We have seen the examples of what our tax dollars are going to. No thanks.

 

[Seymour Flops]

USAID budget for FY 2024 was 30.3 billion dollars.

Cutting it can bring huge savings that could be spent helping egg producers buy more laying hens.

The fact that some former Bush era bureaucrat liked his job at USA ID doesn’t mean that it is good for the American people now.

Your non-linked article did not Prove that anything the White House is saying is false, it just put a different spin on the same information.

 

[berg80]

Based on what we've already seen (i.e. USAID entirely funding Politico, for example), it's a safe bet.

There apparently is no lie you won't believe.

Trump makes misleading claims about government payments to Politico. Here's a fact check.

Records show federal agencies, as well as Republican and Democratic lawmakers, paid for subscriptions to Politico. But the company says it's never received federal subsidies.

www.cbsnews.com

I await your retraction.

 

[berg80]

USAID budget for FY 2024 was 30.3 billion dollars.

Representing less than 1% of the budget.

What cutting USAID could cost the U.S. — and how China, Russia may benefit​

What cutting USAID could cost the U.S. — and how China, Russia may benefit

Concerns are growing in Washington that abruptly halting assistance from the U.S. Agency for International Development “opens up a window for China and Russia,” one analyst said.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Seymour Flops]

Representing less than 1% of the budget.

What cutting USAID could cost the U.S. — and how China, Russia may benefit​

What cutting USAID could cost the U.S. — and how China, Russia may benefit

Concerns are growing in Washington that abruptly halting assistance from the U.S. Agency for International Development “opens up a window for China and Russia,” one analyst said.

www.nbcnews.com

I’m not plowing through your whole article looking for whatever got you excited. What does it say? We are going to lose if anything?

 

[berg80]

I’m not plowing through your whole article looking for whatever got you excited. What does it say? We are going to lose if anything?

No wonder you don't know anything. You're too lazy to read an article that takes less than 5 minutes to read. Here's the summation........

Concerns are growing in Washington that abruptly halting assistance from the U.S. Agency for International Development “opens up a window for China and Russia,” one analyst said.

 

[Seymour Flops]

No wonder you don't know anything. You're too lazy to read an article that takes less than 5 minutes to read. Here's the summation........

Concerns are growing in Washington that abruptly halting assistance from the U.S. Agency for International Development “opens up a window for China and Russia,” one analyst said.

What are we going to lose, I ask again? Your your articles headline says “what the US will lose.”

Did they name something that we would lose or was that a lie?

 

[Lesh]

Based on what we've already seen (i.e. USAID entirely funding Politico, for example), it's a safe bet.

That is a blatant lie

What’s wrong with you?

You’re talking about subscription fees and if they Politico has only 8 million in revenue…. Well…. Then you’re an honest man. And we know that’s not true