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Pototan

(3,156 posts)
Mon Apr 6, 2026, 09:54 PM Monday

Making things worse for poorer countries

The Trump administration's first year was to cut foreign aid for poorer countries. Since the end of WWII, the United States strategy was to not only dominate our advisories with military might, but to win hearts and minds of those countries far less advanced than us with medical, educational, health and food aid. Trump and Musk ended all that.

In the second year, the Trump administration is making life for the poorer countries in the world to go from bad to worse. The US war of choice in Iran has caused great economic and structural harm to those same countries.

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Making things worse for poorer countries (Original Post) Pototan Monday OP
Fat Donnie has neither a heart or a mind. Besides, poor countries don't give him shiny things. jls4561 Monday #1

jls4561

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1. Fat Donnie has neither a heart or a mind. Besides, poor countries don't give him shiny things.
Mon Apr 6, 2026, 10:01 PM
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