Trump's foreign aid budget: The response on Twitter

Trump's budget blueprint proposes 28% cut to @StateDept @USAID, w/ major cuts to UN, World Bank & elimination of @opicgov @USTDA Stay tuned.

— Devex (@devex) March 16, 2017

FY 2018 budget advances U.S. national security interests, focuses on efforts that advance U.S. security, prosperity.https://t.co/wU7e1vU3fc

— Department of State (@StateDept) March 16, 2017

Trump's #Budget2017 on foreign aid:
Stop funding for @UN #climatechange deals
Preserve support for @PEPFAR, @GlobalFund + @gavi (1/2)

— Devex (@devex) March 16, 2017

Trump #Budget2017 con't:
Get rid of @USADF, @USTDA, @opicgov + @USIP (2/2)
More: https://t.co/0aLkpZotlu

— Devex (@devex) March 16, 2017

#Trump's '#AmericaFirst' #budget slashes foreign aid, multilateral funding' @Sophie_Ed1984 for @devex #GlobalHealth https://t.co/ww5m91Qbrj pic.twitter.com/nB19d7dcyG

— Chatham House CGHS (@CHGlobalHealth) March 16, 2017

Slashing funding to USAID, CDC, NIH, and UN. No biggie, just the main tools we used to defeat Ebola. https://t.co/JrLOuIkojE

— Jeremy Konyndyk (@JeremyKonyndyk) March 16, 2017

The @realDonaldTrump skinny budget is finally here: https://t.co/E5u0hFRvKm

— Romina Boccia (@RominaBoccia) March 16, 2017

USAID Press Statement on President's FY18 Budget Outline: https://t.co/07mwEXdOqm

— USAID (@USAID) March 16, 2017

Each year over half the projects OPIC supports involve an #American #SmallBiz. Learn more: https://t.co/U3eLewpHTr #ExpandingHorizons pic.twitter.com/rxgCmrz3XU

— OPIC.gov (@opicgov) March 16, 2017

Trump administration's proposed cuts to US foreign aid are counterproductive, misguided & dangerous. Our statement: https://t.co/wyA6RK36v4

— IRC Intl Rescue Comm (@theIRC) March 16, 2017

Cutting US foreign assistance “abdicates our global leadership," puts allies like Jordan at risk & harms our #natsec -@SenatorMenendez #SFRC

— Liz Schrayer (@LizSchrayer) March 16, 2017

Lindsey Graham and Marco Rubio have come out against reducing the aid budget https://t.co/9oBlUGxnun

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) March 16, 2017

OMB Dir Mulvaney defends budget as preference for hard over soft power-but national security depends on getting the balance betw the 2 right

— Richard N. Haass (@RichardHaass) March 16, 2017

A 28-31 percent budget cut, while less than 37 percent #OMB opening salvo, will still have devastating impact on @StateDept. 2/

— Jonathan Lachman (@jonlachman) March 15, 2017

$3.1b in aid protected for a country with per capita income of $35,000. Poor countries will bear the brunt of budget cuts. Redistribution ⬆️

— Scott Morris (@Morris_ScottA) March 16, 2017