The Trump Administration has informed Congress that they intend to
divert $40 million in humanitarian aid away from that and giving it to
Venezuela’s opposition instead.
USAID, nominally a humanitarian aid body but in practice tends to be
used to subsidize covert actions, informed Congress that the $40 million will be used to pay for salaries and other expenses for the Guaido “government” budget.
USAID argues that the funding of Guaido is in “the US national
interest,” while Maduro criticized the vote as more proof that Guaido is
just a US-funded puppet.
The humanitarian aid cuts are for central America, meaning likely El
Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, nations which President Trump has
been trying to punish by slashing aid at any rate because he’s mad about
immigration.
US to Divert $40 Million in Humanitarian Aid to Venezuela Opposition
USAID tells Congress money will pay for rebel government
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