Trump's Foreign Aid Mistake?

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Why is the Trump Administration determined to close USAID? Within weeks of Donald Trump’s return to office in 2025, the White House and the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE, led by Elon Musk, moved to shut down USAID, the United States Agency for International Development. This decision froze billions in foreign aid, halting projects tackling hunger, disease, terrorism, human rights abuses, and climate change. While the White House justifies this as part of an "America First" foreign policy, critics warn that the consequences will be catastrophic—both globally and domestically.

But what exactly led to the closure of USAID, and what are the real-world consequences? This video explores the history of U.S. foreign aid, USAID’s role in global development, and why Republicans and conservatives have long targeted it as wasteful and inefficient. But with millions of lives at stake, experts argue that ending USAID could weaken US global influence, harm national security, and create geopolitical instability—benefiting rival powers like China and Russia. As legal battles over Trump’s decision unfold, will USAID survive? Or is this the end of American foreign aid as we know it?

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*VIDEO CHAPTERS*
00:00 Introduction and Titles
00:51 Development Aid in International Relations
01:58 A Short History of International Aid
03:38 The Origins and Development of USAID
05:12 Growing Criticism of USAID
06:46 The Efforts to Close USAID
08:57 The Effects of Closing USAID
12:06 The Lasting Damage from Closing USAID

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