A report from the USAID inspector general says that almost $500 million in food assistance is sitting in ports, ships and warehouses.

Almost $500 million in food aid is at risk of spoilage as it sits in ports, ships and warehouses after funding for the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, was paused by the Trump administration, according to a Feb. 10 report from a government watchdog.

The report from USAID’s inspector general highlighted the risks of “safeguarding and distribution” of $8.2 billion in unspent humanitarian aid after the Trump administration ordered almost all staff to be placed on leave and ordered a review of U.S. foreign assistance programs.

  • Empricorn@feddit.nlEnglish
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    5 days ago

    The “full view” is that Trump did not create nor care about Project 2025. So yes, he’s a toddler destroying things he doesn’t like and looking out for himself, as always. But there are a lot of people with influence and they all have different motivations…