Laffy on Nostr: “Sec of State Marco Rubio issued new guidance halting spending on most existing ...

“Sec of State Marco Rubio issued new guidance halting spending on most existing foreign aid grants for 90 days. The order, which shocked State Dept officials, appears to apply to funding for military assistance to #Ukraine.

…Except Israel & Egypt.”

Emptywheel:

“ #Trump just cut off Taiwan and Ukraine.

But not Egypt, which may have sent Trump $10M in 2017 and has a history of bribing others”
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https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/24/state-department-foreign-aid-pause-00200510