But it said you have to take policy direction from the Secretary of State, the National Security Council, the White House and all elements of government. They have USAID...have basically evolved into an agency that believes that they're not even a US Government agency. that they are out. They are a global charity, that they take the taxpayer money and they spend it as a global charity, irrespective of whether it is in the national interest or not in the national interest. (03:06)
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Asserts that USAID operates as if it is not a U.S. government agency.
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