re: The U.S. national debt hits $40 trillion

So $50B was going to USAID and now we slashed that amount by 16% to $50B.



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That's a pittance compared to the $50B that was going to USAID.

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You do know USAID was a separate agency and is not the same as all foreign aid, right?

You were correct that a lot of their functions did get absorbed into existing agencies, but total spending on foreign aid did go down, largely because of getting that ridiculous agency.

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USAID itself no longer receives funding as an agency — it was dissolved in 2025 and its surviving functions were absorbed into the State Department and USDA. By May 2026 it was down to about 236 employees, roughly 94% fewer than in 2012, and it spent $18.9 billion in FY2025 as it wound down. (USAFacts)
For U.S. foreign aid overall, the current number is $50 billion. Trump signed the FY2026 budget on February 3, 2026, funding the government through September with $50 billion in foreign assistance — a 16% cut from 2025, but $19 billion more than the White House requested. (Maryknollogc) FY2025's enacted level was $59.7 billion. (Devex)

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I get it, I said the 50B is just going somewhere else.

Which it is.

I give up.