The White House will not move forward with plans to cut billions of dollars in foreign aid, U.S. officials said on Thursday, after an outcry from Congress about what was seen as an attempt to sidestep lawmakers' authority over government spending. President Donald Trump said he was considering scaling
WASHINGTON - The White House will not move forward with plans to cut billions of dollars in foreign aid, U.S. officials said on Thursday, after an outcry from Congress about what was seen as an attempt to sidestep lawmakers' authority over government spending.
"The president has been clear that there is waste and abuse in our foreign assistance and we need to be wise about where U.S money is going, which is why he asked his administration to look into options to doing just that," a senior administration official said."It's clear that there are many on the Hill who aren't willing to join in curbing wasteful spending," the official added.
Sources familiar with the discussions had said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo argued in favor of the aid money, while Mick Mulvaney, director of the Office of Management and Budget, wanted the cuts.
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