Karoline Leavitt: “The Democracy Fund, which was funded to the tune of $83…”

“I think every American agrees the government spends way too much money on things that don't matter, if some of those things include PBS and NPR or for instance, The Democracy Fund, which was funded to the tune of $83 million through the Department of State, but they were giving hundreds of thousands of dollars for gender equality and empowerment hubs in Yemen. $3.9 million for strengthening information integrity, equality and democracy for LGBTQI population of the western Balkans. These are not good uses of the taxpayer funds, and Republicans are proud to lead that effort and we wish more Democrats would join us in that.” (32:49–33:02)

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