{"id":1988125,"date":"2023-08-01T18:34:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T22:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/matt-gaetz-introduces-bill-to-abolish-usaid-for-pushing-radical-leftist-propaganda-abroad\/"},"modified":"2023-08-01T18:36:05","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T22:36:05","slug":"matt-gaetz-introduces-bill-to-abolish-usaid-for-pushing-radical-leftist-propaganda-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/matt-gaetz-introduces-bill-to-abolish-usaid-for-pushing-radical-leftist-propaganda-abroad\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Gaetz introduces bill to eliminate USAID for promoting &#8216;leftist propaganda&#8217; overseas."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmatt-gaetz-introduces-bill-to-abolish-usaid-for-pushing-radical-leftist-propaganda-abroad%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1988125&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Representative Matt Gaetz Introduces\u200d Bill to Abolish USAID Over Concerns of &#8220;Wokeism&#8221; Abroad<\/h2>\n<p>Representative <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/matt-gaetz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matt \u2064Gaetz<\/a> (R-FL) has\u2063 recently introduced a bill aimed at abolishing the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) \u200cdue to concerns that\u2063 it is using taxpayer dollars \u200cto spread &#8220;wokeism&#8221; overseas.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>In\u200b a <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetz.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/congressman-matt-gaetz-introduces-legislation-abolish-united-states-agency\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a>,\u200d Gaetz\u200c referenced\u2062 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heritage.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2022-05\/BG3706.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from the \u2064Heritage Foundation, which \u2063revealed that the \u2063agency is funding &#8220;leftist activism&#8221;\u2064 abroad. The bill, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2023\/08\/01\/matt-gaetz-legislation-abolish-united-states-agency-international-development-usaid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first reported<\/a> by the Daily Caller,\u2063 aims to cut off federal funds to the agency, \u200ceffectively forcing \u200cit to\u200b cease \u200dits activities.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;American taxpayer dollars are being\u200b wasted \u2064to fund radical leftist propaganda in foreign countries,&#8221; Gaetz stated in the press release. \u200b&#8221;The American\u200c people will not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/matt-gaetz-introduces-bill-to-abolish-usaid-for-pushing-radical-leftist-propaganda-abroad\/\" title=\"Matt Gaetz introduces bill to eliminate USAID for promoting 'leftist propaganda' overseas.\">tolerate government-funded degeneracy<\/a> at home, and \u200cwe \u2064certainly will not \u2062accept its force-feeding\u200c abroad under Old Glory.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz added, &#8220;USAID does not serve a meaningful purpose. It is\u2064 used as a slush fund\u2062 for \u200cinternational wokeism. Therefore, serious lawmakers \u200din Congress \u2062should support its\u2062 complete abolition.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d bill, co-sponsored\u200c by\u2064 Reps. Marjorie\u200b Taylor Greene (R-GA), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Eli Crane (R-AZ), and Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), highlights several instances of USAID promoting &#8220;leftist\u200c ideology.&#8221; \u200dIt accuses the agency of interfering in local elections and undermining foreign \u200bgovernments that \u2063do\u200d not align with its ideology.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u200b the legislation, the agency\u2064 has allocated tax \u2063dollars\u2064 to support various leftist \u2062causes, including grants \u200cfor gender diverse rights in Bangladesh, LGBTI human rights\u200c advocacy \u200cin Asia, and \u2063the human rights of LGBTI people \u2062in Armenian society.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The United States, in\u200d dealings with allies and adversaries, \u2064should engage in\u200d diplomacy and international relations that \u2064do not undermine the culture \u200bor tradition \u200cof other nations and peoples, but instead seek to develop working and friendly \u2063relationships \u200crelative to the interests of both parties with \u200cUnited States citizens chiefly\u2064 in mind,&#8221; the \u200bbill states.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILY\u200c WIRE APP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In April, it was revealed that USAID planned to \u2062contribute up to $50 million to promote &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-and-bill-gates-partner-to-provide-millions-for-digital-gender-equality-in-africa\/\" title=\"U.S. And Bill Gates Partner To Provide Millions For \u2018Digital Gender Equality\u2019 In Africa\">digital gender equality<\/a>&#8221; \u200din\u200c Africa \u200cand around the world in partnership \u200bwith the Bill &#038;\u200b Melinda Gates Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>The Heritage Foundation report\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heritage.org\/global-politics\/report\/congress-must-stop-bidens-misuse-us-foreign-aid-impose-his-radical-social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">highlighted<\/a> the Biden administration&#8217;s use of foreign aid \u2063to fund and promote climate alarmism, gender ideology, and abortion.<\/p>\n<p>In a\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattgaetz\/status\/1686395040136839168\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweet<\/a> on Tuesday, Gaetz emphasized that the bill is a way to cut spending.<\/p>\n<p>USAID, founded in 1961 by an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-follows-radical-agenda-in-first-72-hours\/\" title=\"Biden Follows Radical Agenda In First 72 Hours\">executive order signed<\/a> \u200bby President\u200d John F. Kennedy, is an independent federal agency that aims to advance American national security, promote global health, \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-announces-sanctions-targeting-cuban-leaders\/\" title=\"Biden admin. announces sanctions targeting Cuban leaders\">provide humanitarian assistance<\/a>, and support global stability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) proposed a bill to eliminate USAID, alleging it promotes &#8220;wokeism&#8221; overseas with taxpayer funds. Gaetz referenced a Heritage Foundation report exposing the agency&#8217;s support for &#8220;leftist activism&#8221; using American taxpayer dollars.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1530,"featured_media":1988126,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1988125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1988125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1530"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1988125"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1988125\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1988126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1988125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1988125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1988125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}