President Trump's freeze on foreign assistance is emboldening authoritarian strongmen, experts say.
When President Trump froze foreign assistance, he argued the drastic step was needed to eliminate waste and block what he derides as “woke” spending. Experts say the suspension has another, far more serious consequence: emboldening authoritarian strongmen. Wrapped into the billions the U.S. spends annually on foreign aid — more than any other nation — are hundreds of grants for grassroots groups dedicated to fighting for democracy in authoritarian countries around the world.
“This isn't about 15 Belarusian emigrants in Poland being forced to leave their jobs,” said Zhivoglod. “It means losing yet another battle to the propaganda machines of the Lukashenko regime and the Kremlin — machines that bombard Belarusians daily.” The outlook was similarly bleak in Venezuela.
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