Last week marked the 100th day of U.S. President Donald Trump’s second administration, and you’ve no doubt read many analyses trying to come to terms with what has been an extraordinary and tumultuous period. Well, we’ve got one too.
In addition to taxing world trade, insulting everyone in Europe, and upending norms and traditions across the nation, the new Republican administration has found time to completely dismember U.S. foreign assistance. Last week, my colleague Elissa Miolene found out what this period has felt like for those on the front lines.
Since then, Trump has formalized his position on aid with a new budget. The budget outlines just $9.6 billion in new international spending — an 83.7% cut when factoring in expected rescissions to previously approved funds.