'A lot of garbage': Fmr. Republican USAID administrator slams Musk and Trump for gutting agency
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- Former USAID administrator Andrew Natsios, who served under the Bush administration, joins Nicolle Wallace to discuss the agency’s work and pushes back against the negative stories being spread about the agency on partisan lines as Elon Musk and President Donald Trump take aim.
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#USAID #trump #elonmusk
You owe us 34 trillion dollars
The legacy media is going to pay for their cover ups and thefts from the people.
@@billcrowley3rd while you’re making billions with favors from the land.
As a us tax payer im glad that an audit of the spending has been made public so we can vote on what we want our taxes to go to, not chosen for me
So you’re happy that a South African billionaire/US gov’t defense contractor, has forced his way into the Treasury payment system, to data-mine ALL of our personal/private info?! Also, gov’t spending was already publicly available; they’re gutting important gov’t agencies to “afford” more tax cuts for the top 1%!
@@Fishtankbigboss Ah…representative government.🙄
@ transparent government… its easy to be charitable when your spending other peoples money
You are too "POORLY EDUCATED" to make those decisions 🤣.
You are the poster child of the poorly educated Trump loves
What's wrong with doing a full audit? If the work is truly meaningful, we should keep it. But all I see are a complete waste of us of OUR taxpayer money. All of those budget items and those who are hired to execute those plans should be cut. I hope they continue to audit the entire federal budget. Federal spending is out of control and it makes full sense to do an external audit by an outsider who's managed a budget. We do it in our household, our companies do it, so why shouldn't the government? Please find and cut all the waste.
Well said. You make perfect sense.
Needs to be done every 20yrs, at least
Both Obama and Reagan cut departments and trimmed fat forces
@@Buumroasted It needs to be done more often, actually...
@@marcduchamp5512 This is not a LEFT vs RIGHT issue. It's a TAXPAYER vs CORRUPTION issue.
So who approved recreating sesame Street in Iraq.
after what we did to Iraq, why are you so outraged about funding educational children's programming?
What we did? I don't remember voting for that. You can't defend this level of corruption. The democratic party is done.
Seeing who in Congress , I wish I think usaid did what ever they wanted. I don't think there is an oversite, on them.
I thought Donald Trump was elected to improve our standing in the world. This is how you do it. He’s sending every country that we used to help right into the arms of China.
@@davehasenford3985 Not our fault they didn't bend the knee. They wanted to fight and they got one.
These guys have turned against the guys catching the thieves and are not saying anything about the thieves and what they've stolen for years. Isn't that madness at the peak?
How much money did USAID funnel to MSNBC ?
And Bill Gates for them to never utter a negative word about his many horrific "projects".
plenty. throught the biden crime syndicate called think blue, and all the other blue pacs. YOU know the ones that paid all those illegals to come here
a lot
HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
very good question.
Americans should be given a tax refund. So much corruption!
Stop paying taxes, everyone
The Trump administration is a den of corruption and lies.
@@williamroyer4669 How anyone can say that they love their country and don't want to pay taxes is beyond me.
@@user-uc5tc1yp9e
History isn't your strong point is it???
@@williamroyer4669
Well that covers the billionaires who never pay taxes..
Cia news is begging you to save them
😅
@billcrowley3rd Russian?
@russk8091 reetaaded ?
Didn’t USAID fund this channel? 🤔 almost like they’re biased or sumn
If gaslighting was a professional career, you've come to the right news station.... $1.5 million to advance DEI in serbia..... how is that not money laundering..
50 billion budget!! and what did Helene victims get?!
30 billion at least for Elon’s fraudulent Hyperloop lie.
He has to allocate to funds from some where, right?@wubranch1
@@wubranch1 Maybe you should volunteer to do the government audit?
Stop talking to me like I can’t read…. I saw where our money went
Defense, Diplomacy, Development - apparently, you can’t read. Or you would understand how they are interrelated.
@@SN-sz7kw So $27 million to just tell Vietnam to stop burning stuff is validated in your eyes? Yeah, can you just wire me all your money since you do not care about where your money goes? I'll make sure to spend it on all the immigrants in California and prevent them from being deported
@@SN-sz7kw 1 million for pillow fluffing initiative. lol you cant read.
Where did you read this???
@@SN-sz7kw $770.00 for North Carolinians/Lahaina Maui if they qualify.
No help for American homeless veterans.
Americans are always last for help.
Its funny how in Czech Republic (my country) biggest NGO is crying that thay might lose funding from USAID... its 1/4 of all the money... and Im thinking why shoud USA give money to NGO in Czech Republic to spend it for projects in Afrika... itts absudr
USAID money should not go to CR or anywhere else. The money that went to CR were used for provocations.
Now you and all the Czech patriots need to follow up with the traitors in your country taking foreign dollars to undermine your democracy
Keep following America.....MAGA is going to show you the playbook you can follow
They are literally funding some kind of BS that has the Taliban involved, and these idiots are crying because its getting exposed.
Who approved 300M weekly to fly illegals from their country to ours?
And who proposed it?
Soros, the puppeteer of the DemocRats, fake media etc
I absolutely abhor when people try to manipulate me emotionally.
The fed owes each American 500k
Mr President keeps winning and MSNBC keeps losing
THE PENTAGON SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE VERY FIRST GOVERNMENT AUDIT.
They’ve failed how many audits? 😅😂
@@cuteness51308Actually quite a few. Especially the one after Sep 11th where trillions went un-accounted for.
Look up the Rumsfeld hearing.
@@cuteness51308 that just demonstrate how urgent it is to do so, If you feel incapable of shining in darkness, then curl up in the corner. But do not mock those who dare to shine.
They’re not “auditing” anything … Elon Musk has more defense contracts by himself than most American companies! They’re gutting important gov’t agencies & programs to make room for more tax cuts for the top 1%!
Pete will sort it out. 👍
Tell us more about USAID buying hundreds of POLITICO subscriptions for $75,000 per subscription.
Why don't you tell us what you know about it?-or is it something you just read somewhere on X?
😂. 😂😂😂 you don't know nothing either. Just listen to the fake news @@Blackbird58
Completely wrong numbers, but then you presumably read X therefore will not learn anything of value.
@@WillheheckaslikeYes because the only valid sources of news are mainstream medias and governments 🤡
@@Willheheckaslikeso what is the truth?
It was the fking around’est of times, and it was finding out’est of times 🍿😂
Beautiful.
😂😂😂
Why does USAID need classified information systems? 😵💫😵💫😵💫
To protect the programs and the people working them. The USAID is a soft-power for the united states. China, Iran, russia…etc would try to sabotage the programs to make the US look bad if everything was public.
They went from "our democracy " to how dare you look at where we spend the money we take out of your check every week . We rule you !! . Really fast
Imagine supporting USAID sending billions to the Taliban. 😂😂😂
I wonder how much msnbc got through usaid?
I don't believe most Americans are thrilled to pay for Sesame Street in Iraq and cr=ap like that
“Those at Fox News” - umm… U mean most of America?? That’s why DT won.
the republicans cheated. KH won.
"If you do not support sesame street in Iraq, you are against democracy." What?
The same people terrified of Doge wanted to hire 87,000 additional IRS agents to audit you.
You have no brain. You think they’re coming after the average viewer? Have you been that poisoned by propaganda?
Good point. Also 90% of all audits are for people making less than 400K.
Correction. To audit the super rich who owe us BILLIONS.
plus they are back filling jobs.
Is it so hard to not lie???
Is i
@@videoettaceo8900 “audits to include any purchase over $700” why are YOU lying?
@@videoettaceo8900 So Sorry we had to close your Border. We know it cost you everything and now it's Closed. So Sorry Commie.
Yep they do good for the world but they do even better for themselves! USAID
How can you possibly not like cutting ridiculous spendings of our tax dollars? Useful ones will continue. I would like most people will look at any politician opposing this as being corrupt
And how about the ridiculous spending of billions in taxpayer money to Leon for his government contracts across 12 agencies???
Too bad none of us are as rich as the Soros or Zackelberg or Bill Gates
YOU ALL ARE FIRED!!!
"You belong to the state" - Democrats
You belong to trump -Satan
Huh?
@@pspicer777 wha??
How does this channel not report the truth. So bad.
CIA slush fund
Disinformation
FJB Slush Fund
Lots of "slush funds" being exposed!
Andrew Natsios IS NO CONCERTIVE !!
"Omg theyre taking our stolen tax dollars!"
-Democrats
MISINFORMATION CAMPAIGN.
NO.
I AM AN AMERICAN FARMER MY INHALERS COST HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS
So Iraq needs Sesame Street?
Maybe someone should tell msnbc that it's gonna be real hard to keep lying now.
Establishment Democrats were actually More Concerned about Foreign Aid than Housing the Homeless in America 🇺🇸 I wouldn't resent it if I thought it were Fair and Just
Anyone preventing this audit and investigation of USAID should be investigated next. I want *Corruption* out of our government.
I want stupidity out of our posters, but here you will stay.
Anyone preventing investigation and audit of Trump and musk need to be investigated next. This is a coup. Period.
@@georgelayton6641 explain how exposing corruption is stupid. Go.
There's dumb.
There's EXTRA dumb.
Then there's MAGA DUMB 💩
@@thebilboshow168 explain your qualifications to determine what is corruption
When is MSNBC ever going to talk about Politico being funded by USAID????
@@J80199 It's false. USAID had a subscription with Politico just like you or I would for any media outlet.
Listen to this reporter, " its only 1% of the Federal budgit " so that makes it all ok?
You DO know that, 1st of all, its MORE than 1%. Next, you should know 1% of our 73T budget Is 730 BILLION DOLLARS!!
@@Mister8224 yeah, I know. It's her , she thinks it's no big deal.
So this is where me tax dollars going but i gotta work 2 jobs to survive ny this is ridiculous and disrespectful to american citzens
You need to work two jobs because you are too "POORLY EDUCATED" that you can't get a good paying job and it's not called a job it's a career but what would you know.
Us DoJ should put the former ISAID chairwoman to jail.
Your radical organisation should be shut down as well
Democrats are upset that DOGE found their slush fund.
Exactly
now everyone trying jump ship and wake up haha
Politico getting millions of dollars from USAID? 🧐🧐🧐
Disinformation
So did Bill Gates' foundation...2 billion
Imagine my shock. Also I am a gamer and I just found out that SBI was getting money from the government.
9k for magazine subscriptions for members of congress.
They can pay for their own subscriptions . We pay them enough money. The point is they're using taxpayer money to do this. I don't care if it's $100. It's not theirs.
LOL. All media is in panic mode! Good luck trying to spin out of this one!
The swamp rats are running scared 😂
Thank god for TRUMP and DOGE ❤❤❤
I love how upset the Democrats are.
Respect humanity should be upset about this m.
God’s mercy on anyone who doesn’t respect aid to others humanity.
@cynthiapearson383 lol
Yes because all of this bs is about the democrats no? Totally not about rejecting so many essential aids around the globe, its totally not about stripping america of the little perceived humanity from other countries we have left and you braindead sensationalistic airheads just swallow whatever comes to your hollow brain just connecting superficial dots.
Just depressing to see.
@@cynthiapearson383
what aid? it's A.I.D.
You learned nothing from November. Why no mention of how some of the money is being wasted ? Mid terms are looking better and better by each story, your version, you broadcast.
Bye bye USAID 👋🏿👋🏿👋🏿🎉🎉🎉
Hello ebola and Marburg
@lindapereboom
Scaremonger much???
@@shawnpritchard366 example: covid. But I'm pretty sure you're gonna say that didn't really happen. Enjoy your denial while you can
@@lindapereboom
cool. just close the borders.
USAid can show their books and prove how angelic their programs are.
$50 BILLION of the budget that is BORROWED may only be 1% of our budget but it’s DEBT
It’s the frivolous spending that is being targeted, not valid spending. Get it right.
Ok clean up the stupid spending and keep the rest going.
They can’t because they know the spending is wrong!
@@javersowens2035 I’m pretty sure that’s the actual plan but you don’t hear anyone saying that all you hear is that Elon Musk is stealing money!
@Ericah81This is a coup. Our democracy is slipping away.
That’s what Trump supporters, maybe apologists, are saying. Trump isn’t saying this. Musk isn’t doing this. People are telling you one thing and government is doing another. Watch what they’re doing. Watch what happens.
I like and admire Ms. Powell, but her "point" that USAID is doing "good work" is flawed. USAID has a budget that is 80% of the State Dept (a dept that has a vastly bigger charter than USAID). And it is not in Charter of USAID to be a "policy making" institution. And yet by Ms. Powell's argument, it is *exactly* making policy decisions without the State Dept, operating almost like a "shadow foreign affairs agency" in parallel to State. So we can argue about foreign assistance all we want, having USAID's functions absorbed into State Dept is not eliminating foreign aid altogether.
Haha a lot of garbage sums up anything on MSNBC. 😂
Is politico non partisian? Come on.
DOGE HAS SPOKEN
The people voted for just this ..
The Democrat party will never change, just ask them.
So they just admit USAID is a propaganda machine 😂
The real garbage is micro soft nbc....
Us aid is garbage 🗑 😂
And they should be!!! FIRED!!!
Sir Thank You for speaking the Truth!!!!!!
Excuse me....😁...but my pronouns
are "troll" and "El Conquistador"....
What did you expect a former "administrator" to say?
Truth and MSNBC rarely collide.
@rod1514 Truth is that Americans are buried on European soil in graves that we respect and take care. These men and boys are true Americans not some main stream media spout sat on an armchair with a fat phone in their hand.
This channel is all propaganda.
Trump is awesome
Shutting down SPACE X would save AMERICANS A LOT of Money!!!!!!
You are low I.Q. Thatisall. 🤣👊🇺🇸🧂
BILLIONS! And Tesla, And his battery development. And the Boring Company. $3 billion across nearly 100 different contracts last year with 17 federal agencies. Two of Elon Musk’s companies account for at least $15.4 billion
Ikr!!! Let's make blue bracelets together and protest Elon Musk!!! We'll show him who's boss!!!!
@@DorkSailorMooMoos
lol
I agree, Musk should just give the tech to China.
Judge Trumps cancelation of USA ID by the reaction of his liberal enemies. Looks like he hit a home run with this one. Good job, Trump team. Keep swinging the hatchet!
How about stop giving money away to support other countries and just require those countries leaders to take care of their own or face sanctions and other ways of hurting their rich pockets.
Without the government, our country already donates a lot of money through charities across the world. We don’t need taxpayer dollars to fund idiocies.
Information = Disinformation
if you don’t like truth from audit?
It’s quite insane to watch people who robbed us blind, trying to be upset at us for catching them.
It's insane that Democrats have TDS so bad that they don't care that we're being robbed blind.
The fact of the matter is they were defiant and beligerant. They're lucky they even got a package.They could be fired and prosecuted.
I fully support our new administration.
You fooly support them is more like it. You were sold on racism and gender. Enjoy
The new administration of corruption, hate and chaos. The administration that wants to invade other countries and displace millions of people. NO!!
I do not support a wicked administration.
I do not support a wicked regime.
@@1967dq
Neither do I.
Holy crap... this is just surface level corruption.. what else is going on?!.
USAID doesn't need 13,000 employees.
@Diddycrats And YOU know best...right? You know how USAID operates, where it operates, and the size of their distribution?
Dead children are now on you and your "messiah's" hands. Never forget it.
You're simply not qualified to make that decision.
MSNBC can gaslight all they want. The cat is out of the bag.
Professor mad his NGO being defunded. 😮
"A lot of garbage" - Good headline for MSNBC!
Yeah, I was thinking the same!
What about just spending it here in America and quit worrying about everybody else
Find a cure for USAIDs
God bless President Trump and his supporters
God does not bless wickedness.
@@1967dq
The Demonrats are the cult of wicked.
@@1967dq
yes, God loves "Spreading atheism in Nepal" and "Tr00n comic book in Peru" by US A.I.D.
Nicole Wallace is a propagandist.
America first!
Sounds like getting tax payers value in order ? Why is this lady complaining ?
Why aren’t you guys talking about the corruption???
Trump's corruption? There is plenty of that. Do the research.
Now we may never know the fertility of transgender mice, i was hoping the funding would continue for this study.
None of the things mentioned is why they are shuting it down.they shut it down for all the waisted funds
MSNBC are paid propagandists. Democrats giving them money to lie and manipulate you
Like what wasted funds? What specifically have you seen that warrants the agency to be shut down? Or you're just taking Elon and Donnie's word for it?
@@JEWinTxI get what you mean, but that logic you can’t trust anyone unless you see the evidence in person.
@@JEWinTx We saw Wide Open Border Treason. What did you see?
@DittmarWasNotHere true leadership lawfully would right a report about the waste with details and bring it before congress, televised so that Americans can see the hearing. This is basic civics. You don't throw away good spending and humane aid because Elon doesn't like a project.
MSNBC took the money.
Here in Belgium the only thing in the news was: "There's a shortage of cookies due to high demand"
Nobody cares about Belgium… except for Trappist Ale.
All cudos for your country. You know that through ups and downs, your country is well run and la legal system that protects its nationals.. Bask in your rationality and good fortune.
@@annaclarke7643 Hardly, look up the new coalition that was just installed last week. Belgium has been a huge, political mess for nearly two decades, practically ungovernable. ;-)
@@Duude125"nobody cares". MAGA just can't hide their childishness.
@ That contradicts what was apparently in the Belgium news. You have to expect some discontent periodically.
It’s impossible to know what to believe right now.
Don’t believe your government will take your hard earn tax dollars and spend it frivolously at will
Not impossible. But, it isn’t easy.
Very sad for USAID, they do a lot of good works arounds the world.
I'm a fan of their money laundering.
They launder money well...👍
it's a massive scam. the money never reaches those in need. It just lines the pockets of the politicians and their cronies. That's why big government has always been a big mistake.
Yeah like the Pillow Fluffing initiative
Democrats are the epitome of useless
Agree. Underprivileged kids in Ecuador deserve to have drag queens read them books too. Boo Trum. BOOOO!
Radical left media and congress ,pure panic made 😂😂😂
WHY ARE THE WEBSITES DOWN????
@@guinealove3744 have you gotten to see where our money went or are you in flat denial still???
Ragamuffin news.
Please explain the 8 million to Politico for starters? How much is the national budget 7 trillion? Nicole: it's not peanuts we are talking about 1% is 70 billion 😠 lets just hope 1% of that is wasteful spending? so 70 million could be better spent in our own country.
its 8 million across the entire government for data used by analysts in departments like treasury and defense. The government buys this from various sources ranging from politico to wall street journal etc. From what I've looked up 44k went to politico LLC and 8 million is the sum total of purchases. Think of it like a company paying for lexus nexus and other platforms to get information for future planning.
@@whitestar618 🤣🤣🤣🤣 They were paying out more than $10,000 per subscription to Politico. Google says a domestic subscription to it, is $200 for one year or $350 for 2 years and an annual international sub is $600, so whether it is "corruption" or just wasteful spending, I want it stopped NOW!
USAid should have spent money appropriately. Good riddance.
All foreign aid should go through the state department.
And Congress should allocate it under legislation. This kind of discretionary spending with no oversight is a recipe for waste and fraud.
@@reason6835
Right on.
Why?
Debunked
Do you understand how much is done by this agency and how important this soft power is around the world? Within a year or two the US will be excluded from many foreign affairs and China will be involved with every economy, and we will be in isolation.
🇺🇸MAGA🇺🇸
Democrats: "Cutting waste and money laundering in the guise of foreign aid is fascism."
Intelligent people: *closes door and walks away*
Lemon
@seanpeacock965 You must love “lemon party” huh?