Ted Cruz And Samantha Power Clash Over His Questions About U.S. Aid To Gaza Getting Into Hamas Hands

At today's Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) grilled USAID Admin. Samantha Power about aid to Gaza.
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[@leokeglovic1536]

I am dumbfounded that she hasn't come prepared with any numbers.

[@user-sb9es3ed5v]

Typical

[@saraoberlander9078]

Not dumbfounded. They are trained not to answer questions

[@shilpapatil745]

Deliberate omission

[@fadumonor868]

I don’t think she was prepare for hamas or khamas! Hamas hamas hamas everything hamas hamas

[@goldspike1]

They never come prepared.... on purpose !!!!!!!

[@bradbarnett5464]

How much aid has been sent to Gaza? "I have not tabulated the amounts."??? US Aid Administrator?

[@runits]

not much is getting into or out of gaza . there is no real amount of goods flowing in until this morning. even this mornings amount will not stop the famine that is happening now

[@geirs4117]

However much, there is a six months backlog to take into account now that desperate people are starving.

[@bradbarnett5464]

Our U.S. Aid Administrator should have an 'accurate' account of how much aid has been sent to Gaza, how much aid has been distributed, refused, and/or delayed. She should also be informed enough to disclose any information and amounts sent by neighboring nations.

[@user3567tgyhzz]

@@runits That's absolute bs! I did put a few postings providing some info I came across (above). Even Hamas has lowered the food prices in the area because it is overwhelmed with aid.

[@user3567tgyhzz]

As I stated in my comment above, here is a short repeat...dated 27 Feb 2024..."This brings the total amount of funding announced by the U.S. government since October 7 to more than $180 million."

[@nonamegarage6721]

More stupidity from this administration 😢

[@mozoiboy]

This is what happens when both sides of the fence are funded by AIPAC . They put foreign interests ahead of domestic issues .

[@charlesphillips5723]

It is not stupidity. It is a direct attack on our sovereignty. Samantha Power is an immigrant from Ireland and is a New World Order operative that has served in the Obama Administration in various posts including The United Nations

[@ouiroc]

If they have a day behind their name they are crooked and are liars

[@lisas5211]

When is anyone going to hold themselves accountable for ANYTHING in this administration. Unbelievable.

[@peekaboo6622]

gods belive themselves to be above the law.

[@susansheidler4698]

THY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT Accountability means

[@user-bg4cs5go1m]

I agree

[@riverotter68]

no, Cruz will never do that

[@josephdennis9860]

Never!!

[@victory6422]

samantha power needs to be “Fired”.

[@user-zc6ie2qh9v]

Almost all Biden appointees are DEI hires, not the best people available. Not even close. DEI hires are picked because of race, gender, and more recently national origin and sexual preference. Bidens personnel people are working on a "plan" to give preferential treatment to job applicants that are transgender (that will come in Biden's second term). The disaster at the border, the out of control inflation, the soaring crime, the high energy prices - the mixed signals on the Hamas-Israel war (Biden believes Hamas should be rewarded with their own state for genocide targeting Jews), the DOJ going after Trump, all these bad policies are being brought to us by left wing DEI hires brought into the government by stumblebum Joe Biden and his incompetent "woke" staff.

[@riverotter68]

why?

[@Itsdifferent-wv4jo]

​@@user-zc6ie2qh9vI'm an Israeli, but believe me, we as Israelis don't want to see Trump as a president, four more years ❤❤❤❤

[@georgestavri4474]

WHY ? because she mentioned pal suffering and famine due to Is’l total anihillation of a people ?

[@NewOrleansSeptember]

USAID is a CIA front. And have no problem financing two sides at once. They make money no matter who is fighting and get economic opportunities as wel

[@BlessedChild7]

Arrest this woman for proper questioning,she is lying.

[@jimgallagher2979]

Samantha Power is a natural born liar, which makes her the perfect Democrat.

[@user-fw3nk2jo4q]

Please!! Wake Up!! It's not about Democrat or Republican! People are dying. Murdered. With US arms.

[@will2023-onCensorshipTub]

Should of asked regime change girl if she is still sending millions to wuhan and if she has accidentally turned any small countrys comunist lately.

[@will2023-onCensorshipTub]

Good job makin sure you pay hamas one more question what was the ask. We know the democrats expect orders to be followed when dishing out us tax payer dollars to terrorist groups corporations and foreign governments overseas.

[@raisedbycarnies]

why do they always refer to the prior administration -- you're more than 3 years in at this point - you own this stuff after 90 days

[@murielsundermier1044]

So right! Bidens the loser!

[@mallachsteve]

This woman doesn't answer questions. She was clearly asked how much aid is diverted by Hamas and her response is "we know it enters." That's not the question. The answer is "we don't know." In other words, "were wasting your money, aiding terrorists and prolonging the war."

[@user3567tgyhzz]

In fairness, that's not her job. Who checks up on these things? How do they find out when there are fraudulent activities? they had to stop aid to Ethiopia last summer (2024) because the aid was not getting to the people. I think the country's leaders were reselling the goods. I'm sure it's not too popular to talk about these things because you can imagine how people would feel...like the tax payers...

[@mallachsteve]

@@user3567tgyhzz Fair point. There's a lack of both transparency and accountability. And common sense wouldn't go amiss either.

[@kellywaldroup6794]

STOP ASSISTING ANYONE IN GAZA

[@TheSirSalt]

STOP ASSISTING ANYONE IN ISRAEL.

[@johnwoodlief1449]

2:33 I have no idea where the money is. I just know that it's somewhere between Narnia and Gaza.

[@will2023-onCensorshipTub]

Oh if she is giving money to hamas you can bet she knows who is getting paid and they know who is doing the paying.

[@will2023-onCensorshipTub]

And we know how they use USAID ' if you dont do what i tell you then you aint getting the money '

[@nancyfalk8073]

@johnwoodlief1449 😂

[@simongross3122]

Some of it is still stuck at the back of the wardrobe

[@nancyfalk8073]

😂

[@pvp64]

Why do we give our tax dollars to so many countries around the world, when they hate us , talk us down at any chance and we could use the money here at home?

[@ouiroc]

Pleas we pay 11 million a year to North Korea currency of the UN the UN is the real problem we need to withdraw from the UN immediately and let the rest of the world take care of themselves if they want to fight let them fight is none of our business and definitely use none of our money doing it

[@CARLOSESCOBAR-tz8yc]

Because the rather ignore those in US in need

[@saifckret7391]

Because the USA government policies is producing war and corruption all over the world and is the biggest terrorist organisation against millions of innocent people around the world. The only thing matter to America is Money and bad attitude towards the rest of the world.

[@franklinmwirigi4196]

Well Uncle Sam wanna control every country..

[@handysmith-kv1tc]

@@ouiroc That makes too much sense for Washington!

[@RogelioConejo842]

Why can none of these experts answer any question. Always misdirection and in truths aka lies.

[@tlindsay1007]

They are trained to deflect.--A Marxist tactic

[@johnkellogg2816]

It is never a good idea to give your enemies any help.

[@davidfromamerica1871]

This is why you should never never never donate money to overseas charity organizations. Only a very small fraction of money you donate goes to what you thought it was going to. Your Taxpayer dollars already goes to all these charities and international charities.

[@Paul-zf8ob]

More tunnel money!

[@stevieRay3211]

According to her, sending money to Gaza is an investment. Guess the billions of dollars "invested" in Iran is really earning great dividends too.

[@Hc_tbc500]

Investing in Jihad

[@dannibble]

Half the population are children and Israel's original plan was to literally starve them. Also what administration was caught selling weapons to Iran? Oh that's right, Reagan.

[@peterpan8263]

It’s Iran’s money we put Sanctions on them, Who overthrew democratically elected president in 1953 for British petroleum & put puppet in office ?

[@peterpan8263]

Who overthrew Iran’s government in 1953 for BP Dulles head of the CIA. That’s their money.

[@mohamadromzee7394]

American tax payers gave billions to the Israelis to maintain a racist apartheid rule over millions of Palestinians. The Israelis also blocked Gaza by land, sea and air making Gaza some people say an open air prison or a concentration camp. Prisoners don't go out and have to depend on outside for food and necessities. If Americans support imprisoning the Gazans then they should pay for food and necessities for their prisoners and not starve them to death.

[@janblack4021]

This has got to STOP immediately.

[@riverotter68]

so no aid to Gaza?

[@mohamadromzee7394]

What they give to Gaza is nothing in comparison to the yearly billions that American tax payers give to the Israelis to maintain a racist and violent apartheid rule over the indigenous Palestinian population.

[@Malekbond-nq5zc]

No aid to israil

[@andy150100]

@@riverotter68 Yes, no aid to Gaza, they can get it from Egypt or Jordan, their neighbours and also the people who Governed Palestine before 1980s

[@johnohara197]

@@riverotter68 Yes no aid!!! To terrorist's simple! So let me ask you a question, out of the 50 Islamic Countries in the World, how much aid do they supply to Gaza, in comparison to the USA and Europe?

[@Prolificposter]

She seems pretty full of herself. Her hand seems to be in control here.

[@tlindsay1007]

Yep. Her message is, "Talk to the hand.". 😂😂

[@murielsundermier1044]

Why is it that none of the Dems that are being questioned have any idea of what they spend even though they know that the questions are going to be asked? Sick of empty words from both sides

[@cynthiadrummond3040]

So lady, who makes the check? To whom are they payable and for what amount and on what date? What bank? Got a spread sheet? An accountant? An audit? Wow! Just wow!

[@user-fr1ok9vj7q]

Where is all this money?

[@morasoussif4168]

Chez bibi son patron

[@trimerybroymar5618]

Not in my pockets.😢

[@heltoncarvalho9786]

10% for the Big Guy.

[@elkelewtschuk9894]

How is it that people cannot give straight answers when called to testify? This is so infuriating.

[@chuckrogers5077]

1:13 - she calls money to gaza investments...

[@morasoussif4168]

she calls money to israel BIBI investments...

[@lisafeck1537]

I caught that. "Investments", really...

[@brandonstews238]

I need to start a poster board business in DC! 😂

[@tachikomakusanagi3744]

If so can you please make the lettering a bit bigger?

[@thegrayplace]

The land of opportunity 😂

[@brint649649]

Why is this beautiful humanity 100 million not helping Americans who are hungry

[@lbthingsstuffmore9513]

Because Republicons keep cutting the funding! Shame on them! 🗳💙⚖️🇺🇸

[@josephcivitano4290]

Weird that it didn't passed when the democrats controlled all 3 parts of the executive branch

[@brint649649]

Lol okay

[@Peter-od7op]

Wow she lies like crazy

[@edwardfitzgerald3877]

Yet can't name a single lie.

[@userxyz64]

100m US aid to Gaza. Billions in US arms to Isreal.

[@anna-tn8mg]

Hi Goebbels

[@userxyz64]

@@anna-tn8mg Hi troll, who has nothing much to say other than call people names - I had a look at your other comments.

[@anna-tn8mg]

@@userxyz64 Said Goebbels

[@userxyz64]

@@anna-tn8mg says your YT comment list.

[@darthnatas953]

Money the government spends is not an "investment". Investing is when I keep my money and buy private assets for myself.

[@James-nt6bz]

Excuses is all they got!

[@ronaldolson3393]

If it is complicated and so inefficient why do it?

[@johnwoodlief1449]

2:22 What is she talking about? Is the money greasing some wheels, paying some bribes or sitting in Tony Soprano's basement?

[@morasoussif4168]

pour les sionistes d' israel

[@biljacburnside]

It i$ ALL about the money ... all those involved get their share ... their friends and family run these NGO's ...

[@paineintheass233]

Plus...I wouldn't be surprised if many of these NGOs are just offices and bank accounts, and do absolutely nothing in the field. Paper corps to steal our money.

[@user3567tgyhzz]

NGOs sure a abundant these days. Many have surfaced just during these last few years. Immigration NGOs in very large numbers.

[@deepauley2742]

Thank You Ted Cruz.

[@jerrybarry562]

Lyin' Ted talking nonsense.

[@DarrellBeckford]

@@jerrybarry562 Oh look it's Jerry or is it Barry? Oh well, same sad lonely troll.

[@jerrybarry562]

@@DarrellBeckford first name Jerry, last name Barry. Jeremiah- actually. Were you trying to make fun of my name? Cute

[@mozoiboy]

Ted doesn’t care about Americans. He is owned by AIPAC and only cares about ISRAEL

[@robinmcmahon8027]

What a bunch of saying nothing from her!

[@susansheidler4698]

This money alway makes new millionaire Nobody really knows who gets the money. 😢

[@user3567tgyhzz]

How about billionaires? Hamas now has what...3 or 4 billionaires living in luxury in Qatar? At least one of those guys is worth 3 billion.

[@jbrw8746]

How do you tell a liar! You listen to them 😅... Lord, help us

[@wesweber8115]

Same my X Wife, always 20 Questions to get an answer. You didn't ask if I Text, you ask if I talk to ....! You didn't ask if I saw, you ask if I Talk.......! Never a straight answer!

[@georgestavri4474]

Because the questions are designed to extract the desired outcome only advantageous for the narrative.

[@1onecrazycat]

If the IDF is there and knows whats going on with this money why didn’t they know about October 7?

[@tachikomakusanagi3744]

Hopefully Trump just shuts down the USAID agency, amongst many others.

[@ronaldolson3393]

$1.00 is too much, $40 million?

[@jeffjones5063]

She lies. She knows exactly how much.

[@shilpapatil745]

Yep …it’s become Gaza and the rest of the world

[@susanmuir3579]

Her hands are doing the talking , while her mouth is lying. 🤚🤚🤚🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@wayneacuff7936]

Super Duper Karen

[@runningwoods]

😂

[@johnwoodlief1449]

"I don't want to say something that is inaccurate" so I'll refrain from saying anything at all. Reminds me of Blasey-Ford. Are they sisters?

[@charlesanderson9277]

THEY LOOK AND ACT LIKE IDENTICAL TWINS ( GIVE ME MONEY ) !

[@oda1332]

You should worry about the trillions sent to Ukraine

[@user-rq3bj8dz2m]

100 million? I am broke from paying IRS today.....no shame wasting money

[@robertanderson6929]

The BIG lie is that we live in a democratic republic where we elect representatives to govern us by the will of the people. The way you know this is the Big Lie is to imagine just how many of your fellow citizens, excluding defense contractor employees and their families, you would have to ask before you found 100 who would agree with sending $65 billion to protect Ukraine's borders and to pay its soldiers rather than use some of that money to protect our own borders and to care for our own soldiers and veterans? 1,000? 10,000? How many would you need to ask before finding 100 who would agree that Congress should be able to pass secret information to family members so they can profit from insider trading? How many would you need to ask before finding 100 who would agree that the gov't should take children away from parents who don't want to interrupt their child's development by blocking puberty with powerful drugs? When your so-called representative government enacts policies which are NOT supported by even 10% of the population and may not be supported by even 1% of the population then you know that the idea that we have a representative democracy and are ruled by the will of the people IS THE BIG LIE. And from that lie all the others flow.

[@chxwv]

24 billions to the apartheid state ?

[@Chillguy99]

She could have just answered: "Yes, Hamas is stealing a significant portion of the aid we are paying to be sent into Gaza, but we believe that our aid campaign is still worth continuing because it is keeping a significant number of the Gaza civilians alive." If she had said that, then she would not have needed to lie about anything and could have continued from that moral foundation for the aid campaign, and had a coherent debate with the senators.

[@arefinkamal7654]

What's the evidence that Hamas is stealing the aid?

[@gojoe2833]

The money ended up in Qatar for billionaire Hamas leaders

[@deepauley2742]

How about you give that funding to inner city American schools and their neighborhood. Create jobs here so that drug pushing is less desirable or necessary for earnings. How about an incentive to keep families together and employ those dads who are released from prison. Maybe all that money could be used for elderly Americans who have fixed incomes of which this inflation is straining. Let's say you properly fund daycares so parents can feel confident in their professional care or fund a parent for staying home with their own child with a guaranted return to their career after 36 months, or until they begin school. I'm tired of all these give aways to foreign countries. Fund the security of our borders, that's just the basic responsibility of our leaders. It is after all the American worker's money. Stop giving it away as if it's the sweepstakes to foreign aid.

[@lisavanoni6552]

Thank you for your comments wish u were running things instead of them

[@mozoiboy]

100% agree . The US should end its military funding in the BILLIONS to Israel .

[@bradbarnett5464]

​@@mozoiboy Test your handstand abilities. It may take several attempts. Once you finally attain balance, immediately let go.

[@teresabarrett8339]

Way too much money going out of our country to "others", and far too little staying here at home to help actual US citizens. This has to stop!!!!

[@NewOrleansSeptember]

USAID is a CIA front. And have no problem financing two sides at once. They make money no matter who is fighting and get economic opportunities as well.

[@Timtam88414]

Oh my god she is assisting evil

[@jackiesammarchi6390]

Is there ONE....ONLY ONE who can answer a question directly instead of stonewalling EVERY TIME!! Why are they in those Highly paid jobs?????

[@Marcello1b]

Isn't she saying something like "To be specidic to your unprecise question"... and she stretches and stretches a lengthv looooong answer... You never get precise answer... Isn't she giving precisely un-precise general answers or what...?

[@marilyncole6638]

They're never prepared with answers.

[@kathymatlock8387]

She should know

[@bobm7514]

Stop US taxpayer monies going anywhere in the region. Americans must come first...always.

[@donaldmacmillan-qy4hj]

hamas or the people of gaza? come on now.

[@jeffreymacintyre2711]

You know Joey is getting his 10 %

[@tinaslingsby9551]

Nothing for Gaza, WTH is wrong with these people!

[@Lifeistooshortbro]

To not know how much of our hard working tax $ has been used is insane.

[@mikedoyle7300]

Investments.?????

[@georgemills8515]

if she wants to give them money let her and her friends dig in their own pockets i dont want any of my money going to hamas

[@Lurch685]

I don’t want any of my money going to Israel.

[@OldboyMoy]

And yet you can’t afford healthcare and college because a big junk of your tax dollars cause to Israel. Ironic.

[@bernie4life]

Agreed

[@OldboyMoy]

What about the billions of your tx dollrs goijng to Isral?

[@georgestavri4474]

Nice job Ted! AIPAC briefing was brief, concise according to the Is’li script and the check is in the mail.

[@nomdeguerre5022]

"I can't say," means she's stealing the money

[@config2543]

What the hell is that thing on the ladies right side?’

[@user-rj5fh8hm2z]

She knows how much she’s spent, they don’t want to say!!😂

[@user-rv2yg9et8o]

A blind man could see the lies disgrace

[@terrymcfadden954]

How come they don’t care about us?

[@tinaslingsby9551]

This sounds like money Laundry Scheme

[@8888-9]

Lies constant back flipping

[@tracyipsen743]

Why are we giving all our money to places that couldn't care less about us???? Keep the money here!

[@iaf010]

Another Clinton Era State Dept Apparachik

[@user-uk1di6wd2t]

Not just no, but FK NO. Enough

[@chriskell8479]

AGAIN NO MORE FOREIGN AID, to any country but allies.

[@jaredtrahin370]

She just said she doesn’t have evidence

[@53jed]

I'm surprised her hair isn't purple.

[@metarra]

Don't bring them money. Bring them food. Or does the food get sold to buy weapons?

[@user-gl3ig7fk9u]

Aid should go to the starving and the homeless and those without electricity, water, meds etc.

[@charlenebrasher8307]

No !

[@lisafeck1537]

She knows there are 600 patients seen every day, but does not know how much money they were given tl care for the 600 patients. She knew, exactly *why* she was called to come to congress, yet cannot answer any questions related to the resaon she was called to testify.

[@lindagoes4334]

tell the truth try that!

[@user3567tgyhzz]

It's not unusual for the aid to go where it's not supposed to. Just last summer (2023), USAID had to stop delivering aid to Ethiopia (Africa) because of the country's leaders diverting the aid for their benefit.

[@saadiquemerchant]

Im sceptical and i didnt understand what she is actually syaing... but it would seem that they are paying both istael and hamas to fight each other

[@sue272]

Excuses to Jam Agenda down Senators Throats. Evil

[@critcalreader4160]

Heming and hawing.

[@albertgroff1069]

Why is it that the US us always has to step up to the aid of everybody and no one else in the world have to do a damn thing that's kind of ridiculous

[@jimbarrrett6641]

This is my money, this is your money...

[@wizspeaks2516]

The reason the food trucks dont get thru is because Hamas takes them as soon as they drive in

[@user3567tgyhzz]

They are getting through.

[@user3567tgyhzz]

From USAID website dated 27 Feb 2024..."Today, Administrator Samantha Power announced that the United States, through USAID, will provide an additional $53 million in urgently needed humanitarian assistance for the people of Gaza and the West Bank affected by the ongoing conflict. This brings the total amount of funding announced by the U.S. government since October 7 to more than $180 million."

[@user-wk7vg1yj5d]

Every dollar we give to other countries we borrow.What part do we not understand and then pay interest on it

[@azra7316]

Not USA ID and its US AID

[@tomada36]

To her credit, she talks out of both sides of her mouth simultaneously, has solid mastery of the doublespeak, and shows impressive skills in her ability to divert and distract

[@nukumtilltheyglow]

They need to start their talks by saying say "Yes" say "No" now we know you can say these words. Also when we send food / money there who gets the stuff the kids with the bottles or the Hamas soldier with the gun?

[@riverotter68]

She says Israel vets all aid going into Gaza. He says there's a high risk of it going to Hamas. He asks what's being done to make sure it's not going to Hamas, but she had already answered that.

[@metarra]

Is there humanitarian aid going to other countries with starving people?

[@themishmish101]

So never have enemies taken advantage of aid . The idf doesn't agree. Egypt can help it simply wants nothing to do with Gaza .

[@DonaldKDever]

The enemy within!

[@mre4livedeep661]

What punishment these people get when found guilty ??? God is watching repent from your sins and sin no more

[@bitcwall5523]

Can you see the signs of corruption here she can' t answer a simple question

[@renevittruppetersen4470]

A more corrupt person than her must be hard too find..