Rescind policies to mitigate climate change. Make “deep cuts” to humanitarian responses in the Middle East. Slash diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. Elevate pro-life, anti-abortion policies as a “core objective.”
Those are just some of the ways a Trump administration could change United States foreign aid, according to one chapter of a nearly 1,000-page policy blueprint published by The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank based in Washington, D.C.
“The next conservative Administration will have a unique opportunity to realign U.S. foreign assistance with American national interests,” stated the report. “However, this will require that bold steps are taken on Day One to undo the gross misuse of foreign aid by the current Administration.”