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President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. is going to help with the response to a deadly earthquake in Southeast Asia that’s killed at least 150 people and left others under rubble.

But his administration has gutted foreign assistance through the U.S. Agency for International Development, firing thousands. USAID staff were notified Friday that most remaining employees would be fired and surviving agency programs would be moved under the State Department. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said the cuts have “no impact” on its ability to respond to disasters.

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[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 48 points 10 months ago (1 children)

He will show up to throw paper towels at people that survived.

[–] frunch@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

A modern hero!

[–] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 37 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

He's not even assisting with disasters in this country. The fuckstick isn't going to do a goddamn thing.

[–] fuscarebe@lemm.ee 27 points 10 months ago (1 children)

In other words they will do nothing

[–] dumbluck@midwest.social 5 points 10 months ago

"Thoughts and prayers" is all they will manage to organize.

[–] Dragomus@lemmy.world 25 points 10 months ago (1 children)

He'll just start claiming "We helped those people, send them the best help and goods they need".

And that's it, in his mind the aid somehow has materialized and he can go back to his golf course again.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

He probably threw a roll of toilet paper at the TV and thinks he helped them.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 6 points 10 months ago

Have you said thank you even once?? -Vance

[–] RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 21 points 10 months ago (1 children)

What do you want this time? Minerals? Oil?

[–] aquilarift@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The usual bs thoughts and prayers

[–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 10 points 10 months ago

Even this would be better than that.

[–] MilitantAtheist@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago

It's going to be transactional. Like always with this clown.

We'll help you, if you give us list of insane demands

[–] bonefish@lemm.ee 11 points 10 months ago

We’ll sell them the world’s finest tunneling services — the Boring Company — to help them dig out from the rubble. Have fun!

[–] wanderwisley@lemm.ee 11 points 10 months ago

How does he plan to help? Make them the 52nd state? Build a trump hotel? Ask them to find the info on hunter’s laptop?

[–] fox2263@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

He’s going to create a new department called AIDUSA and it will be the first and best department for foreign aid. There’s never been an AID department like it.