Because, like, I think what a lot of Americans are experiencing now that there's economic uncertainty at home is we hear these numbers going out to other countries, right? Like, I think that's why there is a. There was a primal satisfaction to cutting US Aid because it was this idea that millions of dollars is no longer going around the world. It's going to stay home. Now, I don't know if it actually stays home, but to the average American, going to be, okay, well, now that I'm suffering, at least we're going to take care of us. (1:23:46–1:23:54)
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Asserts that Americans felt satisfaction from the idea of cutting U.S. foreign aid.
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