Millions of US tax dollars sent to rightwing European thinktanks. Did any Trump supporters vote for that? | Arwa Mahdawi

It’s a great betrayal: poor communities neglected while multimillionaires peddle a global Maga agenda. How is that America first? “THE CORRUPTION IS AT LEVELS RARELY SEEN BEFORE,” Donald Trump posted on Truth Social in February 2025. He was not referring to his own administration, but to the US Agency for International Development (USAID). “CLOSE IT DOWN!” the president added. Just a few hours later USAID was in effect closed down, with most of the staff placed on indefinite administration le...

By Arwa Mahdawi