The USAID Scam

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was never meant to be an untouchable institution, immune to oversight and accountability. It was created in 1961 by executive order, specifically Executive Order 10973, under the authority of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. In other words, it exists because a president willed it into being, and a president has every right to dismantle, restructure, or absorb it into the State Department as needed. The panic from bureaucrats and left-wing NGOs over Trump’s 90-day funding freeze is nothing more than the reflexive outrage of an entrenched political class that has gotten too comfortable with its unchecked power and unaccountable spending.

That spending, by the way, is absurd. USAID’s budget has ballooned to a staggering $50 billion in 2023, with over $200 billion burned through since 2021. And where does it go? Into a bottomless pit of waste and leftist social engineering. Taxpayer dollars have funded a $1.5 million LGBTQ workplace initiative in Serbia, a transgender health clinic in India, an electric vehicle subsidy program in Vietnam, and a $34 million soybean farming initiative in Afghanistan—a country where soybeans are about as culturally relevant as kale smoothies.

And then there’s the truly dangerous spending. USAID has funneled at least $164 million into organizations tied to foreign terrorist groups, including millions to Hamas-linked entities in Gaza. While the Biden administration was wringing its hands over “preserving diplomatic channels,” taxpayer dollars were flowing straight into the pockets of groups that openly call for the destruction of Israel and the West. If USAID’s mission is to stabilize global hotspots, it’s failing spectacularly.

But perhaps the greatest scam is how USAID has become a money-laundering operation for left-wing NGOs and Democratic political machines. This agency operates as a massive slush fund, funneling billions into progressive organizations under the guise of “humanitarian aid,” which in turn pump money back into Democratic campaigns. The same activists who lobby for more foreign aid just happen to be the ones cashing the government checks, ensuring a perpetual cycle of taxpayer-funded progressive activism.

The argument that USAID should be immune to reform because “foreign aid is necessary” is a distraction. No one is arguing that the U.S. should abandon all international assistance. The issue is whether this assistance is smart, effective, and aligned with U.S. interests—three things USAID has failed to deliver for years. Merging it into the State Department is a common-sense move that would restore oversight, ensure foreign aid serves actual diplomatic purposes, and cut down on the ideological freelancing that USAID bureaucrats have enjoyed for far too long.

The left is losing its mind over this because they know what’s at stake: billions in slush fund dollars, cushy NGO contracts, and a bureaucracy that has been allowed to operate without real oversight for decades. USAID has become too bloated, too reckless, and too far removed from its original purpose. If it can’t be reined in, it should be shut down entirely. Either this agency serves American interests, or it serves none at all. The 90-day freeze is just the beginning.

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