Within hours of taking office in January, the President signed what can only be called a death sentence to millions of people all over the world. Executive Order 14169 simply read, quote, it is the policy of the United States that no further United States foreign assistance shall be dispersed in a manner that is not fully aligned with the foreign policy of the President of the United States. The order directed a 90 day pause in payments while foreign assistance was reviewed. But it became clear that this was not a process for reviewing or reforming programs. (00:13–00:28)
CLAIM
Asserts that Executive Order 14169 halted U.S. foreign assistance not aligned with the President's policy.
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