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JanL's avatar

Ross, American taxpayers are sick of giving our hard-earned money to countries that hate us and do not support our values. If you are an actual tax-payer, meaning you have to make out a check every spring to the Feds, you would understand. Sec. Rubio actually listens to Americans and why he and the State Dept. are so popular. However, if they go back to funding child genital mutilation and drag shows in foreign countries, they will be as unpopular as before.

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RV's avatar

Interesting! I haven't heard of the drag shows. I wonder if you're thinking of the $47k for a "transgender opera" in Colombia? Or $32k for a "transgender comic book" in Peru? Interestingly, the grants the White House (Karoline Leavitt) was referring to were funded by the U.S. Department of State (not USAID). Unfortunately the WH lied and still has the incorrect info on its website. Secretary Rubio also failed to correct the record. The info is publicly accessible on USAspending.gov.

Colombia:

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_SCO20021GR3086_1900

Peru:

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_SPE50022CA0009_1900

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JanL's avatar

USAID IS a part of the State Dept.

I would have to look up the drag show info as this post was several months ago and I do not recall the source.

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RV's avatar
3dEdited

No, you are misinformed.

USAID was not and is not part of the State Department. It answered to the Secretary of State but was not part of DoS. Now USAID does not exist and a fraction of its programs were transferred to the State Department.

The "source" for your drag show comment was Karoline Leavitt or someone repeating her lie.

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JanL's avatar

It answered to the State Dept but not part of the dept.тАЩ IOW, itтАЩs a part of the State Dept. Geez, listen to yourself.

And Karoline does not lie but KJP sure did and still does. Talk about being misinformed.

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Leah walters's avatar

Not everyone though. IтАЩve got a tax auditor that helps me when filing my taxes and i do get a refund yearly.

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Leah Ayelet's avatar

Which countries hate us don't support our values and Rubio's not listening to me. I don't know what you're talking about in the state department. He's with the Talking Heads and I don't know what you're talking about. Funding child genital mutilation Can you show some sources because I honestly I don't know what you're talking about and I'm not trying to be rude. I really don't. I don't think we're funding Egypt because I know what happens there but otherwise I really don't know I would like you to show me please. thank you -.

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Gene Frenkle's avatar

The Taliban actually cracks down on the pedos in AfghanistanтАжthatтАЩs why in February 2020 Trump finally understood what was going on and surrendered to the Taliban. Still hard to believe McMaster manipulated Trump into helping the people that were pro-pedo!?! WTF???

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