When the Trump administration and DOGE began exposing the wasteful spending that’s been going on at USAID and from other government entities, the Democrat immediate spin was to wave it all off as silly conspiracy theories, misrepresentations and lies. Some in the media are of course happy to help push that angle:
Open this app.
See that it’s absolutely bursting with wild falsehoods about government spending.
Maybe that’s just how Musk likes it?
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) February 6, 2025
Now we’ve reached the point where the spending can’t be denied so they’ve got to explain why it’s important to the U.S., which is exactly what Dem Sen. Chris Coons did here. Iraqi Sesame Street is vital for U.S. national security, or something like that:
🚨Democrats are now reduced to desperately defending the indefensible on USAID.
Sen Chris Coons explains that sending $20M US taxpayer dollars to Iraq for Sesame Street is completely justified:
“It’s a show that helps teach values.” pic.twitter.com/Lbilz4UuN0
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) February 8, 2025
“Pennies on the dollar”! The U.S. is nearly $40 trillion in debt thanks to politicians…
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