{"id":2399374,"date":"2025-02-05T16:22:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T21:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/usaids-long-list-of-crap-read-karoline-leavitts-docket-of-waste-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-05T16:23:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T21:23:05","slug":"usaids-long-list-of-crap-read-karoline-leavitts-docket-of-waste-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/usaids-long-list-of-crap-read-karoline-leavitts-docket-of-waste-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"USAID&#8217;s &#8216;long list of crap&#8217;: Read Karoline Leavitt&#8217;s docket of waste &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fusaids-long-list-of-crap-read-karoline-leavitts-docket-of-waste-washington-examiner%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=2399374&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--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/humiliating-mistakes-quickly-spotted-as-dems-release-2024-platform-theyre-accidentally-telling-the-truth\/\" title=\"Humiliating Mistakes Quickly Spotted as Dems Release 2024 Platform: &#039;They\u2019re Accidentally Telling the Truth&#039;\">article discusses recent criticisms<\/a> of the U.S.\u2062 Agency for International Advancement (USAID), led by\u200b spokesperson Karoline Leavitt,\u200d who\u2062 has referred to various projects funded by the agency as &#8220;wasteful&#8221; or &#8220;crap.&#8221; The White House \u200dis defending actions to reduce funding for USAID, which includes recalling employees amid reform efforts aimed at increasing government efficiency, as advocated by President Donald Trump and supported \u200cby \u200bfigures\u2062 like \u200cElon Musk. <\/p>\n<p>Leavitt cites numerous examples\u200b of projects she believes waste taxpayer money,including $2 million for LGBT activism \u2063in Guatemala,$6 million for tourism in Egypt,and funding \u2063for a new\u200b Sesame Street show in Iraq. Democrats\u200d have criticized these budget cuts, arguing that they\u2064 allow China to gain influence through foreign aid. \u2062However,\u200c Leavitt contends that the American people prefer funding to be used effectively. The article\u2063 provides a detailed \u2064list of the \u2063USAID\u2063 projects in question, highlighting a larger \u2062conversation about government spending priorities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">USAID&rsquo;s &lsquo;long list of crap&rsquo;: Karoline Leavitt cites millions in wasteful spending<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1978248\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">White House <\/a>is defending its decision to gut the U.S. Agency for International Development, citing projects press secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karoline-leavitt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Karoline Leavitt<\/a> has repeatedly described as &ldquo;crap.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump,<\/a> through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tesla\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Tesla<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/spacex\/\">SpaceX<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/twitter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">X <\/a>CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk<\/a>&lsquo;s Department of Government Efficiency, has recalled USAID workers from around the world before they are placed on administrative leave on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have criticized the reforms for creating an opportunity for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">China<\/a> to develop diplomatic soft power through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/foreign-aid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">foreign aid<\/a>, but Leavitt disagreed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I would just say a strong message to Democrats who are out there pretending to be outraged about the long list of crap that this administration is cutting,&rdquo; Leavitt told reporters during Wednesday&rsquo;s briefing, naming examples from her list of programs Trump has deemed wasteful. &ldquo;Democrats are outraged that the American people &hellip; want their taxpayers going to good uses, not stuff like this.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Here is the list Leavitt brought to the briefing.<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaspending.gov\/award\/ASST_NON_72052024FA00001_7200\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">$2 million<\/a> for sex changes and &ldquo;LGBT activism&rdquo; in Guatemala.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/2017-2020.usaid.gov\/egypt\/press-releases\/dec-16-2019-united-states-commits-6-million-bilateral-assistance-egypt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">$6 million<\/a> to fund tourism in Egypt.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250111020443\/https:\/www.usaid.gov\/iraq\/fact-sheets\/ahlan-simsim-iraq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Spent<\/a> $20 million on &ldquo;Ahlan Simsim&rdquo; &mdash; a new <em>Sesame Street<\/em> show in Iraq.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaspending.gov\/award\/ASST_NON_72011523CA00001_7200\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Over $4.5 million<\/a> to &ldquo;combat disinformation&rdquo; in Kazakhstan.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2024\/nov\/22\/usaid-paid-meals-went-syrian-terrorists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Up to $10 million<\/a> worth of USAID-funded meals went to al Qaeda-linked terrorist group the Nusra Front.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaspending.gov\/award\/ASST_NON_72029423FA00003_7200\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">$500,000<\/a> to group that &ldquo;empowers women&rdquo; in an attempt to solve sectarian violence in Israel just 10 days before Hamas&rsquo;s Oct. 7 attacks.<\/li>\n<li>Awarded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaspending.gov\/award\/CONT_AWD_72011424C00001_7200_-NONE-_-NONE-\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">nearly $25 million<\/a> to Deloitte to promote green transportation in Georgia (the country).&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaspending.gov\/award\/ASST_NON_72066921CA00006_7200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">$4.67 million<\/a> to EcoHealth Alliance, one of the key nongovernmental organizations funding bat virus research at Wuhan Institute of Virology, in late 2021. Later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/486983\/usaid-wont-give-details-on-4-67-million-grant-to-wuhan-lab-collaborator-ecohealth-alliance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">refused<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-demand-answers-on-pelosi-security-decisions-national-guard-deployment\/\" title=\"House Republicans Demand Answers On Pelosi Security Decisions, National Guard Deployment\">answer key questions<\/a> about the funding.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><\/figure>\n<ol start=\"9\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240307174041\/https:\/www.usaid.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2023-04\/STAIR%20Fact%20Sheet%20Jan%202023.pdf\">$20 million<\/a> for the Strengthening Transparency and Accountability through&nbsp;Investigative Reporting program which used the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project as its implementing partner. The OCCRP was cited four times in the <a href=\"https:\/\/games-cdn.washingtonpost.com\/notes\/prod\/default\/documents\/3b5487de-f987-4cef-b59b-c29bb67687ac\/note\/ef3465c1-465b-4e68-9b36-08b5946b0df4.pdf#page=1\">whistleblower letter<\/a> that led to the Russiagate impeachment.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>USAID&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20241224051502\/https:\/www.usaid.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2022-11\/USAID-Climate-Strategy-2022-2030.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">2022-2030 climate strategy<\/a> outlined a $150 billion &ldquo;whole-of-Agency approach&rdquo; to building an &ldquo;equitable world with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions.&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaspending.gov\/award\/ASST_NON_AID383A1700001_7200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">$7.9 million<\/a> to a project that would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/us-taxpayer-funded-program-teaches-sri-lankan-journalists-state-pronouns-avoid-binary-gendered-language\">teach<\/a> Sri Lankan journalists to avoid &ldquo;binary-gendered language.&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaspending.gov\/award\/ASST_NON_72011119CA00002_7200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">$1.1 million<\/a> to an Armenian LGBT group.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaspending.gov\/award\/ASST_NON_AIDHSHG000300027_7200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">$1.2 million<\/a> to the African Methodist Episcopal Church Service and Development Agency in Washington, D.C., to build &ldquo;a state-of-the-art 440-seat auditorium.&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaspending.gov\/award\/ASST_NON_72029423FA00001_7200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">$1.3 million<\/a> to Arab and Jewish photographers.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaspending.gov\/award\/ASST_NON_72053221FA00001_7200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">$1.5 million<\/a> to promote LGBT advocacy in Jamaica.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaspending.gov\/award\/ASST_NON_7200AA22CA00032_7200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">$1.5 million<\/a> to &ldquo;rebuild&rdquo; the Cuban media ecosystem.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaspending.gov\/award\/ASST_NON_AID113A1200001_7200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">$1.5 million<\/a> for &ldquo;art for inclusion of people with disabilities.&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaspending.gov\/award\/ASST_NON_AIDOAAA1400014_7200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">$2 million<\/a> to promote &ldquo;LGBT equality through entrepreneurship &hellip; in developing Latin American countries.&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaspending.gov\/award\/ASST_NON_72067024CA00002_7200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">$2.1 million<\/a> so the BBC can strengthen the media ecosystem in Libya, &ldquo;designed to value the diversity of Libyan society.&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaspending.gov\/award\/ASST_NON_72052720CA00003_7200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">$2.3 million<\/a> for &ldquo;artisanal and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">small-scale gold mining&#038;rdquo<\/a>; in the Amazon.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaspending.gov\/award\/ASST_NON_72044020CA00003_7200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">$2.5 million<\/a> to promote &ldquo;inclusion&rdquo; in Vietnam.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaspending.gov\/award\/ASST_NON_7200AA24CA00023_7200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">$3.9 million<\/a> to LGBT causes in the Western Balkans.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaspending.gov\/award\/ASST_NON_72061724CA00004_7200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">$5.5 million<\/a> to LGBT in Uganda.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaspending.gov\/award\/ASST_NON_7200AA22CA00008_7200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">$6 million<\/a> to advance LGBT in &ldquo;priority countries around the world.&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaspending.gov\/award\/ASST_NON_7200AA22LA00002_7200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">$6 million<\/a> to &ldquo;Transform Digital Spaces to Reflect Feminist Democratic Principles.&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaspending.gov\/award\/ASST_NON_72067423FA00008_7200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">$6.3 million<\/a> to men who have sex with men in South Africa.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaspending.gov\/award\/ASST_NON_72036723CA00002_7200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">$8.3 million<\/a> for &ldquo;USAID Education: Equity and Inclusion.&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaspending.gov\/award\/ASST_NON_72044020CA00004_7200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Another $16.8 million<\/a> to a separate group in Vietnam for &ldquo;inclusion.&rdquo;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1978248\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1978248\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USAID&#8217;s wasteful spending criticized by Karoline Leavitt<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2399375,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/karoline-leavitt-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36155,32435,16381,32076,6053],"class_list":["post-2399374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-government-accountability","tag-karoline-leavitt","tag-usaid","tag-washington-examiner","tag-waste"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/karoline-leavitt-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2399374","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\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2399374"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2399374\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2399378,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2399374\/revisions\/2399378"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2399375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2399374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2399374"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2399374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}