🇺🇸 Donald Trump
Giving Congress the finger Again…Trump sends Europe and Middle East Money to South American…
What happened
The Trump administration, acting in defiance of top Democrats on the House and Senate foreign affairs committees, has stripped tens of millions of dollars in U.S. military assistance from European and Middle Eastern countries and will give those funds instead to Panama, Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia. The State Department notified Congress of its intentions in September, and then quietly notified Congress it was moving ahead with the diversion, defying a hold placed by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Ha
Why it matters
This decision may heighten tensions with European countries, which may assume they could be abandoned if they don't align with the Trump administration's priorities. It also represents a continuation of the Trump administration's undercutting of the legislative branch's spending powers, a core constitutional authority.
Key facts
- The Trump administration diverted $52 million in U.S. military assistance from European and Middle Eastern countries to Latin America.
- The diversion was done in defiance of a hold placed by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire) and Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-New York).
- The funds were originally approved for Slovakia, North Macedonia, Tunisia, and Iraq.
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