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Almost $500 million in food is at risk of spoilage after USAID pause, report says (www.cbsnews.com)

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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.

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[–] TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago

It's like Trump wasting hundreds of millions of gallons of water in California. It's not an accident. They're actively destroying the country's systems of population support.