USAID is once again getting caught with its hand in the cookie jar—except the cookies are the politics of a South Asian nation, likely Bangladesh.
The story buzzing around today is that some recently surfaced documents suggest USAID funneled cash to stir up trouble.
The goal?
Topple a government that wasn’t playing ball with U.S. interests.
They reportedly bankrolled opposition groups, trained urban youth to protest, and even tossed money at catchy protest tunes.
You know, stuff us taxpayers really want our money going to.
It’s all come to light just as Elon Musk’s DOGE crew axed USAID funding this month.
Big: Trump once again confirms that USAID was used against PM Modi.
"$21 million going to my friend PM Modi, in India in the name of voter turnout. $29 million to strengthen the political landscape in Bangladesh."
(Note for low-IQ idiots: He was saying it in a satirical way.) pic.twitter.com/xRXmMBDAjN
— Mr Sinha (@MrSinha_) February 22, 2025
RT reports:
The $21 million of American taxpayer money earmarked for “voter turnout in India,” which was recently canceled by the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), was actually allocated to Bangladesh, according to an investigative report published by The Indian Express on Friday.
The media outlet claimed it had gained access to the funding records and learned that the allocation had been made by USAID in 2022, with $13.4 million already disbursed for “political and civic engagement” among students before the January 2024 elections in Bangladesh. Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was forced to resign in August following massive student-led protests that killed hundreds.
Earlier this month, DOGE released a list of items that have been scrapped as part of its cost-cutting initiative. It included money given to the US-based Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening (CEPPS). The list featured a $21 million program aimed at “boosting voter turnout in India,” $29 million in aid to “strengthen the political landscape in Bangladesh,” and $20 million for “fiscal federalism” in Nepal, among other programs. The names of the beneficiaries, as well as the total amount spent on these initiatives, were not disclosed.
In response, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, claimed that the funding was proof of “external interference” in India’s election process.
US President Donald Trump later mentioned the funding for “voter turnout” in India in several public speeches. “Why do we need to spend $21 million for voter turnout in India? Wow, $21 million! I guess they were trying to get somebody else elected,” he said during a speech in Miami on Wednesday. The next day, he repeated the claim at a Republican Governors Association (RGA) meeting, alleging the funding was practically meant for “kickbacks” to those who allocated the money.
What doesn’t George Soros have his hands in?
🚨DisInfo Lab alleges 🇺🇸USAID funds linked to entities advocating Islamist groups & anti-Hindu organisations
All roads supposedly leading to Soros.👇 pic.twitter.com/cyIIJSNz8e
— Sputnik India (@Sputnik_India) February 21, 2025
So is USAID also being used to rent-a-riot?
Mike Benz: “USAID is effectively a rent-a-riot operation. That raises questions about the Black Lives Matter protests.”
(0:00) The USAID Rabbit Hole Runs Deep
(5:29) Trump Is Performing Open Heart Surgery on the Country
(9:50) Is USAID Truly a Humanitarian Operation?
(19:41)… pic.twitter.com/KPWsfyQPDL— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) February 8, 2025
Meanwhile in India, a funny story takes place brought to you by DOGE…
Indian goes back to India
While there his company gets gutted because it was funded by USAID
Now he's stuck in India
This is better than heroin pic.twitter.com/ijE8dKVuch
— Brotherhood (@DiggingInTheDi1) February 20, 2025
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