President Donald Trump on Monday evening suspended U.S. foreign aid for 90 days, pending further review to determine whether those programs align with American interests.
“All department and agency heads with responsibility for United States foreign development assistance programs shall immediately pause new obligations and disbursements of development assistance funds,” said the executive order signed by Trump hours after he took office, according to a readout on the White House website.
The reason for the order, according to the readout, is that the U.S. government’s foreign policy is “not aligned with American interests and in many cases antithetical to American values.”…