Trump replaces US funds with international aid for Syria
by Joel Gehrke
August 17, 2018 01:33 PM President Trump’s administration is using international contributions to replace $230 million of its own foreign aid to Syria, the State Department announced Friday.
The department plans to withhold the money following new pledges of $100 million and $50 million from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. U.S. officials have raised about $300 million internationally for Syrian aid since April, when the American contribution was placed “under review†by the administration.
“This decision was made by the secretary, in consultation with the White House, and took into account the already significant military and financial contributions made by the United States to date, the president’s guidance on the need to increase burden sharing with allies and partners, and significant new pledges made by Coalition partners,†State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said. “Working with Congress, the State Department will redirect these funds to support other key foreign policy priorities.â€
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