Did the US send condoms worth $50 million to Gaza?
White house press secretary Caroline Levitt said on wednesday (January 29), "US President donald trump has stopped $50 million aid for condoms in Gaza under the foreign aid program in Gaza." During her first official briefing, Levitt said that President Trump's decision to stop this foreign aid is to stop the wasteful expenditure of taxpayers' money. But this claim of the trump government soon came under criticism. Experts, former officials and many aid organizations have expressed doubts about the truth of this claim of the Trump administration.
Press secretary did not show any evidence
White house press secretary Caroline Levitt did not present any concrete evidence to prove her claim of spending $50 million for condoms in Gaza. When asked for evidence, white house officials turned the investigation towards the statements of the State Department. However, the claims of the State Department and the press Secretary do not match anywhere. The statements of the departments mention the stopping of some aid programs, but there was no mention of spending $ 50 million on condoms to help Gaza.
Federal report reveals the claim
At the same time, a federal report revealed that the united states Agency for international Development (USAID) under the Joe Biden administration did not provide any funds for condoms in the Middle east during the fiscal years 2021, 2022 and 2023. However, the report said that only in Jordan in this region a small order of injections and contraceptive pills was sent under the contraceptive fund, which cost about 46 thousand dollars.
The claim was rejected as a lie
Whereas a former senior official of the Joe Biden administration rejected this claim as a lie and also accused the white house of spreading misinformation. On the other hand, despite the claims of the white house, experts associated with USAID in Gaza also did not find any evidence of spending $ 50 million on condoms. While Steve Fake of Anera has confirmed that distribution of condoms is not included in their program.
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