‘Where is the humanity?’: Congressman urges protection of USAID amid Trump’s agency cuts

Democratic Congressman John Garamendi served in the Peace Corps and has seen the impact of USAID firsthand in Ethiopia. He joins The Weekend with a passionate defense of the agency’s mission.
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#trump #usaid #democrats

[@Jsameds]

Where is the humanity? WHERE IS THE MONEY GOING?

[@adamdeath7938]

Can't you guess. Look into how much Musk has got. In the region of 130 billion, the other billionaires also got billions of dollars. Trump got an insane amount.

[@mikekelley2877]

Into Trump and Musk's pockets; I'm more concerned about the humanitarian implications that'll happen if USAID is abolished.

[@Chandycruz-w2c]

Look up Samantha Power, USAID chief, her new worth gained $23.3M in just three years working as Chief for USAID. From 2021-2024, while her salary is only $180K per year. $23.3M in 3 years!

[@zanewoo575]

the money is used to weaken US

[@Jsameds]

@@mikekelley2877 Incorrect. Try again!

[@robfarrell9104]

Hopefully somebody’s making a list of all these elected officials running defense for how that money has been spent in order to investigate their parts.

[@chrisdidato6893]

I guess giving developing countries food and health care is controversial?

[@comment.highlighted]

Where is THE MONEY?! Stop defecting 🤨

[@anti-rioter-15]

The gig is up. People have been made aware of USAID and the legacy media. 😂

[@mikekelley2877]

What about USAID?

[@DreDay-z3y]

@@mikekelley2877 how much did they give Americans who lost everything vs "news outlets"?

[@chrisdidato6893]

I guess that helping African countries to fight ebola is pretty effective?

[@BryTunesMusic]

USAID paid for this guys beach house while children starve

[@invariablybefuddled4415]

The president can authorize or reject funding or personnel in any environment if it is a threat to our country. 34 trillion is a huge threat to our democracy. If you can't figure that out, you have a lot bigger issues happening

[@mikekelley2877]

How is USAID a threat to our democracy?

[@epochchange6803]

Yeah right, sure he can! That's why the courts said it doesn't matter what he thinks, what he's attempting to do is illegal. This is not about 34 trillion or whatever. This is about breaking the law, which Dump is aiming to do!

[@Slingbld]

Congressman that joined the Get Rich Quick in Politics Swamp are suddenly concerned about their beach house mortgages.

[@letsgorandall9848]

UsAID should lower our food prices

[@robertnader2292]

Stop complaining about cleaning out corruption and waste.Why do you never mention the crazy waste on crazy programs

[@cwtckness]

Name one genius

[@robertnader2292]

@ I’d day with confidence that Elon sort of fits in the smarter than average category

[@americanpatriot6484]

We want to know who specifically was requesting the money and who specifically was receiving it.

[@MikeJones-uq8pi]

The republican congress. They write all the rules for USAID, that's why it's illegal for trump or Skum to interfere.

[@lindapereboom]

You never knew this agency existed!!! All the questions you are asking were listed on their website before it was erased including a line item budget describing the payment distribution recipients

[@Chandycruz-w2c]

Look up Samantha Power, USAID chief, her new worth gained $23.3M in just three years working as Chief for USAID. From 2021-2024, while her salary is only $180K per year. $23.3M in 3 years!

[@americanpatriot6484]

@@Chandycruz-w2c - I saw that. Let's keep looking into everyone there.

[@robertbirch5676]

Why does the United States have to feed Africa for decades?

[@Candyman.]

Drain the swamp baby

[@KarenAlfred]

Senseless.

[@grumblewoof4721]

Psychopaths don't have humanity or humility. Humans are just necessary things that can be exploited. When they can't be exploited, they are unnecessary.

[@Chandycruz-w2c]

Look up Samantha Power, USAID chief, her new worth gained $23.3M in just three years working as Chief for USAID. From 2021-2024, while her salary is only $180K per year. $23.3M in 3 years!

[@sydneywood4398]

@@grumblewoof4721 You have to have integrity before you can have shame or humility.

[@BLOOD8270]

Is your name Alice? Are you in Wonderland? Because you seriously need to wake up and face reality, Trump team just put the truth out there and his a bad guy? 🙃 make it make sense? I dare you.😊

[@t.r.campbell6585]

We have seen the corrupt and entrenched political class as well as our progressive media attacking hard-working Americans, who are seeing their tax paying dollars being a squandered. Our Democrat party needs to return to our time-honored tradition of working for hard-working Americans rather than for the entrance political class. We should’ve been on top of this reckless spending.

[@scottgrzymkowski]

The free ride is over!

[@Jsameds]

The US treasury illegally spent half a trillion dollars in 2024

[@lindapereboom]

The treasury can only spend what congress tells it to spend. It cannot arbitrarily make disbursement decisions. Go bark up your house representatives tree.

[@dennisreed3382]

What has humanity have to do with theft? I thought you said that " no one is above the law." Only criminals support criminals.

[@sydneywood4398]

Can this representative get on Fox to explain this to maga?

[@anewleaf6847]

But fox isn't part of project mockingbird

[@MyDruidess]

Demokkkrats Supporting terrorism

[@13bustah]

we already know, corruption fraud and misuse of tax payer money. thanks for caring.

[@mikekelley2877]

MAGA won't listen, they still buy every word (lie) that comes out of Trump's big mouth.

[@anewleaf6847]

None of the aid has stopped, other than the democrats grift money

[@sydneywood4398]

Not true. Fact check Your lies.

[@anewleaf6847]

@sydneywood4398 look silly girl....ya gotta get out of your democrat echo chamber of lies......or just continue to be simple

[@lindapereboom]

​@@anewleaf6847then why are there 3 court orders to restore funding??

[@13bustah]

@@sydneywood4398 you liked your own comment.

[@mikekelley2877]

What democrat's grift money?

[@RockCorley-im1si]

Corruption is not compassion@😊

[@okkinahmad5118]

It’s “illegal”, suuuurrree it is buddy 😂😂😂😂😂

[@emmanuelarekhandia2107]

Humanity blah blah blah blah...

[@deweyhiss7028]

Horsecrap this is clearly govt waste of taxpayers money im sure we will know more, this sht needs to stop asap

[@starbanjyrwa8333]

putting money in there pocket in the name humanity 😂😂😂

[@MikeJones-uq8pi]

Total USAID 'ANNUAL' spending to provide food, medicine, shelter and other services to poor countries around the world: $38 billion. Total increase in Elon Skum's personal wealth 'SINCE THE ELECTION': $156 billion. Also, Skum said he was willing to spend $6 billion to end world hunger. I suppose he forgot.

[@BrettDevenish-r5j]

He ain’t finished with the waste he just getting started

[@karmaalstad5588]

​@@BrettDevenish-r5j Start with jordan from OH, 0 legislation in 17 years. Start with that waste of time and money.

[@TheErik249]

156 billion that you're trying to complain about is stock price, you fool. He doesn't actually have 464 billion in the bank. It all depends on the price of their stock. Okay.

[@Chandycruz-w2c]

Look up Samantha Power, USAID chief, her new worth gained $23.3M in just three years working as Chief for USAID. From 2021-2024, while her salary is only $180K per year. $23.3M in 3 years!

[@Joel-pf6fr]

Whistle blowers state that "aid" payments are as little as 10 cents on the dollar and was maxed at 30 cents on the dollar. Where is the other 70% to 90% of the money going? That is why it should be shutdown.

[@Loretta-s5x]

Watching democrats so upset at Trump is music to my ears. 4 more years of this! Wow! I'm loving it. 👍

[@imjustanewby3613]

Congratulations Loretta, I’m so glad you are in the top 1% of Americans. Since you are so excited for all of Trumps policies, I can only assume you are looking forward to his tax cuts. Because the rest of Americans will be paying for it with his tariffs and tax raises. I’m mean, he did promise lower prices from day 1 and well that hasn’t happened has it. Those other silly MAGAs seemed to have been had. But I am sure you are too smart for that.

[@mikekelley2877]

You, and the minority, that voted for Trump, are so upset that you're happy? This makes no sense.

[@mikekelley2877]

Watching MAGA cry for the next 4 years, will be wildly entertaining.

[@KarenAlfred]

You better stop that party nonsense and look out for yourself.

[@TheGeekAuthority]

Do the democrats know what happened to the leaders who lost our first civil war, those who tried to destroy the constitution, in the 1st American civil war - the South?

[@onceagain2847]

Don't forget that Netanyahu gave Trump a pager as a hint that they can always get him if Trump decides to go against Israel.

[@petersanmiguel1468]

Washington DC - an oiled machine in the swamp.

[@Jayzilla-jr4fr]

He found millions in waste and fraud. Whatever he's doing, please keep it up. Only the guilty are crying.

[@mikekelley2877]

No he didn't.

[@lindapereboom]

Where is your outrage about muskrat and his 3 billion 100 contracts over 17 agencies. Why were the IG for those 17 abruptly fired?? What is muskrat hiding??

[@Duude125]

@@lindapereboom Sit down, Waldo.

[@Jayzilla-jr4fr]

@@mikekelley2877 Go back to mommy's basement if you're that deep in denial. They update the list of fraud daily.

[@johnchenthebest4495]

He did not

[@DreDay-z3y]

How are your ratings MSNBC? How much us aid are you getting

[@anewleaf6847]

Payed alot....and never any redacted lies??hmmmm mockingbird anyone?

[@mikekelley2877]

Remind me, how much did FOX pay for deformation?

[@anewleaf6847]

@mikekelley2877 for saying dominion machines can be hacked....do you think they can?....its been proven they can

[@anewleaf6847]

@mikekelley2877 remind me of any redacted information from msnbc on vaccines or covid or Russian collusion or any other lies told....they are project mockingbird

[@stevens1646]

@mikekelley2877 What does Fox News settling a defamation suit have to do with taxpayers paying Politico, NYT, Reuters, BBC, AP and others hundreds of millions of dollars?

[@sherryvan4627]

America first, why is our news not on our side? ty President Trump

[@Candyman.]

Thank You President Trump 🇺🇸 and thank you Elon for your hard work! We Love and are behind you 100% 🇺🇸 MAGA 🇺🇸

[@mikekelley2877]

What hard work?

[@Dittxxyinc]

Daily reminder to all dems, this is day 21 of President Trump’s triumphant return to the presidency!👍🇺🇸🍟

[@mikekelley2877]

Daily reminder, it's not a triumphant return.

[@johnfetter]

@@mikekelley2877 If your mouth is moving that means we won.

[@Dittxxyinc]

Draining the swamp!! Thank you President Trump!!🇺🇸👍

[@mikekelley2877]

What is he doing that deserves thanks?

[@johnfetter]

@@mikekelley2877 Making you mad.

[@johnfetter]

@mikekelly2877 Making you upset.

[@Diittzzyy]

List of doge findings can be found on the White House’s website. There’s a lot.

[@lindapereboom]

All lies!!!!

[@mikekelley2877]

Lies.

[@johnfetter]

@@mikekelley2877 You dem are the lie.

[@onceagain2847]

Don't forget that Netanyahu gave Trump a pager as a hint that they can always get him if Trump decides to go against Israel.

[@bananabanana1731]

Organize! Create worker cooperatives, donate to mutual aid, register to vote, and join the DemocraticSocialists of America!🇺🇲🚩

[@StillnF]

Shut it down.

[@Ranrow-h1g]

USaid needs to continue ,Peace Corps. 1977 we saved lives!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@StillnF]

Everyone I know went bc they didn't know what to do after college.

[@Joel-pf6fr]

Comparing two very corrupt organizations, good job.

[@stevens1646]

Foreign aid will now go through the State Department.

[@Candyman.]

The propaganda and lies are so funny 😂😅 anymore! I love checking in and watching you meltdown and cry 😂 your tears and outrage bring me pure bliss!!😂

[@mikekelley2877]

What propaganda and lies?

[@williamstafford8248]

Protect ignorance is stupidity

[@wmt1316]

YO .. ! have you seen your Ratings ... !!! ????? DUH..

[@t.a.k.palfrey3882]

You ask, "Where is the humanity?" The answer is it isn't there. There are no Gospel Christians in the GOP leadership today.

[@BrettDevenish-r5j]

The humanity isn’t in the 80% of funding that never makes the we front line

[@tomcatfoolery]

Expect humanity from trump and maga? Surely you jest.

[@Chandycruz-w2c]

Look up Samantha Power, USAID chief, her new worth gained $23.3M in just three years working as Chief for USAID. From 2021-2024, while her salary is only $180K per year. $23.3M in 3 years!

[@tomcatfoolery]

@Chandycruz-w2c, I said humanity. Is money all you care about?

[@stevens1646]

@tomcatfoolery When money can help humanity, yes.

[@Chandycruz-w2c]

@ There are other wealthy country that doesn’t even send millions for foreign assistance. Luxembourg, Singapore, Macao, China, UAE, Switzerland, Qatar, Singapore, etc. why would we send billions of tax dollar money, when it actually used for money laundering

[@tomcatfoolery]

@@Chandycruz-w2c, Your answer says no. You only care about money. Good to know.

[@HarleyYaya20]

Idk what people expected. He told his nephew to let his son die and move down to Florida. He is evil and doesn't care about any human except his youngest son.

[@letsgorandall9848]

Trump is doing a good job.

[@wynetsang]

Trump and Elon Musk are superhuman.

[@mikekelley2877]

Only in your head. Seriously, get help.

[@epochchange6803]

Thank you Rep Garamendi for standing with your Democratic colleagues in preventing the illegal dismantling of USAID. Keep up the great work!

[@wmt1316]

... This is Great !

[@attackofthewindmills]

I love how you have an intuitive understanding of this.

[@PortAllegany-s5n]

Walk DIRECTLY INTO your local borough council office and tell THEM the gig is up and you are fed up with them making your life miserable. Go ahead. Tell em.

[@Slingbld]

If I do I'll use the proper word. Jig. Most politicians aren't in a band that has Gigs.

[@pchan-wb9qw]

Don't ask Donnie Diapers that question, he doesn't know what humanity means.

[@jaymudd2817]

Ethiopia was begging for money in the early 1980s,

[@nusratchaudhry4248]

It's high time USA stops talking about human rights, stop this drama because this is a lie. Where are the huma rights in Palestine, in Iraq, in

[@JEE-q9f]

Buyout deadline or Sellout lifeline?!? 😮

[@luureed9882]

Psychopaths do no care, why nobody still does not understand that.

[@really2345]

There is still smallpox in isolated pockets?!!!

[@JoBlack-dg6ey]

At the rate Trump's going US consumers are going to need aid

[@pattyannbryant2188]

I was in Malawi in 2004-2006 developing Special Needs Education for the country.

[@Slingbld]

How did that work out?

[@pattyannbryant2188]

@ actually brilliantly. I created the 13 categories for Special Needs based on their cultural needs and helped create the budget. Spoke at the National Education conference, ran trainings throughout the country. I had no transportation so I carried all my materials and road public transportation around the country. Last year one of the local educators that was in my graduate level courses on Special Needs emailed me on how the classes and my sharing change so much in his life. I was there at 55,20 years ago. I don’t often mention this but one of my students came to me on a Sunday to talk and shared how my classes and additional information helped her to better understand herself and stopped her planned suicide How has you gifts worked out for others?

[@Chandycruz-w2c]

Look up Samantha Power, USAID chief, her new worth gained $23.3M in just three years working as Chief for USAID. From 2021-2024, while her salary is only $180K per year. $23.3M in 3 years!

[@pattyannbryant2188]

@ sure and check out what Trump increased in net worth in first term and then Musk and Trump since election this time. Also did the financial filings on Samatha identify exactly where the funds came from?

[@tinaamway2367]

These supposed found moneys to be saved....where is it going and how are they accountable for it or reporting any of it...and what New Department will they now create to do what was already being done. Apparently America and Americans aren't asking the right questions yet.

[@arthurtaylor8170]

Why is it that only democrats are crying about this ?

[@wmt1316]

....... O.M/G... ! they just don't get it ...

[@StillnF]

Usaid mishandling funds NBC abc msnbc cnn: crickets

[@BrettDevenish-r5j]

No one is cutting foreign aid that actually makes a difference

[@letsgorandall9848]

Symone flushes 6 times.

[@PaulaCaulk]

USAID system processes have unrealized Humanitarian blocks of many in/outs per the Hostess of section 457 (subsections) that the single ISO QN Auditor sent a red flag for the unrealized many entities. This issue has caused so many unnecessary liable law suits of thrown stones. Fidelity and ISO at Liberty & IRS captured the root cause of variable dysfunction in SORN. Please respect the work of others as grace helps them reorganize and revamp.

[@steenrasmussen2371]

Some will step in. Peopel will renember who do it. Hope republicans have a good back , becauce Trump will blame it on your

[@TheErik249]

January 20th, 2025, the Democrat Day of Reckoning. The proverbial Christ Messiah figure has come back to earth, and now Democrats must answer for their sins.

[@epochchange6803]

It's Dump's day of reckoning in the courts for sure🤣🤣🤣

[@nusratchaudhry4248]

Bullies.

[@soulbrother2285]

How much did msnbc get

[@chrisward4576]

I would like to thank dems for getting Trump elected, please don't change a thing🤠🤠🤠

[@al-paciyes5722]

Biden/Pelosi 2028

[@bajaxbajax910]

9:32 anyone catch the freudian slip?

[@scottgrzymkowski]

Points out the cons😂

[@burtcooper612]

Yea, "where`s the humanity" when you feed the dying, but don`t tell them about the Lord Jesus Christ.

[@wmt1316]

,,,,,, DUH..... !!

[@DavidJ2222]

Symone can't wipe herself or see her feet

[@mikekelley2877]

Trump still can't remember who won the 2020 election.

[@stewartsmith1947]

@@mikekelley2877 lame

[@mikekelley2877]

@stewartsmith1947 not lame, truth.

[@winstonsmith6607]

Create a new agency then. I wonder if MSDNC got money from USAID. They certainly don't seem like they're turning a profit.

[@sydneywood4398]

That's ridiculous idea. Think about it.

[@BrettDevenish-r5j]

Greg got USAID money

[@winstonsmith6607]

@@sydneywood4398 USAID got taken over by the See Eye Aye. It has to be shut down

[@Candyman.]

Hahaha 😂😅

[@altonb915]

🇺🇸 first lol

[@chrislj2890]

😆😅🤣😂

[@DavidJ2222]

Project 2025 is finally here 🎉🎉

[@anewleaf6847]

Awesome.....it's what America asked for

[@mikekelley2877]

And it'll be overturned very quickly.

[@mikekelley2877]

​@anewleaf6847 nope, MAGA asked for it, not America.

[@anewleaf6847]

@mikekelley2877 by who.....we won everything

[@mikekelley2877]

@anewleaf6847 by we, the people. Once reality sets in for you, we'll be welcoming you to the resistance against Trump.