MKI Perspective – Written by Zsolt Reile & Dániel Lévai
During his second term, Donald Trump aims to create a more effective administrative framework that eliminates the potential for unregulated and ideologically-driven spending of American taxpayer money across the globe. It has recently come to light that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), a pillar of American soft power dedicated to development until the 1990s, has been also utilized for promoting progressive ideas represented only by minority interest groups, such as LGBTQ+ and leftist political movements. The Trump administration recognized its transformation from a humanitarian initiative into an instrument of global social engineering based on a path set by the deep state, which was embraced by the Democrats. Recognizing the phenomenon might be the first step in restoring USAID’s original mission: development.
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