And nothing is more directly related to that point than Trump's dismantling of of USAID, the United States Agency for International Development. Since 1961, USAID has been integral to our foreign relations efforts. USAID's funding has only been about a half of a percent, 1/2 of 1% of our total budget. yet its impact has been felt in so many ways around the world. It assists in global health, education, global development, and it happens in some of the most impoverished countries on the planet. (03:22–03:29)
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Asserts that USAID's funding is about 0.5% of the total U.S. budget.
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