Rwandan President praises “unconventional” Trump and sees “learning” at the end of USAID
Rwandan President Paul Kagame responded to President Donald Trump’s call for a massive closure US Government An aid program that paid millions of dollars to their country in an interview with CNN.
“President Trump has a way of doing unconventional things,” Kagame said in an interview with CNN Reporter Larry MadouoFrom Monday. “I totally agree with him about a lot.”
Trump has repeatedly signaled that the US Agency for International Development (USAID) should be shut down and distributing taxpayer funds around the world to stop supporting and rescuing projects. He previously told reporters on Sunday that USAID is “run by Radical Lunatics.”
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Rwandan President Paul Kagame responded to President Donald Trump’s call to shut down a large U.S. government aid program that paid millions of dollars to his country in an interview with CNN. (Getty Images)
Pushed by the CNN reporter, explaining how the USAID closure will have a negative impact on Rwanda, Kagame said the country may actually benefit from the suspension of the USAID fund.
“I think we might learn a few lessons from being hurt,” he said.
Trump, along with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is looking to further scrutinize wasteful spending on USAID and other government agencies.
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Trump, along with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is looking to further scrutinize wasteful spending on USAID and other government agencies. (Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
But Trump’s attempt to put 2,200 employees of the U.S. International Development Agency on leave was suspended by a court case.
Trump’s appointee, US District Judge Carl Nichols, also agreed to block an order that gave thousands of overseas USAID workers only 30 days. cost.
Trump also shows Doge, tasked with eliminating government spending and waste and streamlining operations, will investigate the education sector and the Department of Defense.
Landon Mion of Fox News contributed to this report.
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