Republican foreign aid grifters have come out swinging in defense of their cushy careers.

It also calls for defunding federal and state government support for sinecures held by former USAID bosses and their hangers-on — including many Republicans-in-name-only. Besides the profits and jobs given to aid contractors, there is a large network providing foreign aid grifters with cushy think-tank posts, light-duty academic positions, and appointments to government boards.

Here are a few profiles of senior USAID presidential appointees in past Republican administrations who have dwelt on Easy Street for long careers, most of them never having worked a day in a for-profit private enterprise.

https://www.rodmartin.org/p/usaid-the-foreign-aid-racket-funds?

AND

GOP starts to balk at Musk cuts

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/02/18/congress/what-were-watching-00204635

 

Mike Benz is an expert in USAID = CIA!