Rubio: The US Government is not charity

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has supported the controversial decree of President Donald Trump to suspend billions of dollars in foreign aid, saying, “The US government is not a charity.”

Rubio’s comment announces the intensification of Donald Trump’s government’s rigor on US international aid while revising the government’s policymakers in Washington’s foreign financial obligations.

“This action reflects the increasing doubt of the American conservatives, and can change the role of America on the world stage,” Newsweek magazine said in an analysis of the Trump administration’s approach.

While billions of dollars of US money are spent on aid and US allies and rivals are closely monitored, Trump’s decision is set to reinforce his famous agenda, “First America”, but at the same time It raises concerns about the future of US influence over critical areas in the world.

US media reports that widespread changes in US foreign aid programs have caused chaos in the organization that is responsible for managing the aid in the government, the US International Development Agency. Trump’s controversial decisions have led dozens of senior officials to be released and thousands of contract employees have been adjusted and billions of dollars are suspended from foreign aid.

Rescue agencies warn Trump’s policy of suspending aid has caused turmoil and put them in the uncertainty about which of the US budget -based assistance programs should be stopped.

They also stated that this confusion has endangered some important humanitarian relief programs, including the continuous provision of nutritional support for children and infants with severe nutrition.

However, some current and former officials at the US State Department and the US International Development Agency have said the opportunity has been given to relief workers to request some specific auxiliary programs from Trump’s order to suspend foreign aid. Trump also suspended the aid on January 5 during the dozens of controversial executive orders, and the US State Department officially issued the order on January 5.

Three days later, at least five senior employees of the US International Development Agency were suddenly sent on administrative leave.

Rubio issued a more general exemption on Tuesday and allowed the exemption of “human life savior” including medicine, medical services, food and shelter. In an interview, Rubio emphasized the exemption of the exemptions to reduce the concerns of critics over the effects of US foreign aid.

“We do not want to see people die and similar things,” he said.

The State Department has announced that it has agreed to dozens of exemptions since the US foreign aid was implemented, but has also returned many requests because they do not have enough details. Officials have confirmed that they are reviewing exemptions requests for “billions of dollars” from aid.

So far, the process of suspending aid has blocked more than $ 1 billion from the budget of some programs that have not been in line with the Trump administration’s “US First” agenda and changed US priorities in the field of foreign aid.

Rubio said the process will be scheduled to determine which projects “make America safer, stronger and more successful.” He added that the closure of funding programs with US currency during the two -day review process means much more cooperation with US security, humanitarian and development aid with this policy. “Because otherwise you will not get your money,” he added.

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