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7:35am on Wednesday, 12th February, 2025:
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When US President Trump was asked if he would consider withholding aid from Egypt and Jordan if they continue to reject his plan to resettle the population of Gaza in their countries, he said that if they don't agree then he would conceivably withhold it.
Hmm.
Last year, the US gave 1,309,483,582 to Jordan. Of this, $1,306,468,039 came from the US Aid for International Development agency. This is the agency that Musk's Department of Government Efficiency wants to close down for wasting money.
Some of USAID's functions are likely to be merged into the State Department, but even so I don't think Jordan or Egypt should expect a great deal of money to come their way in 2026 even if they were to comply with Trump's bizarre proposal.
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