The American people have responded positively to President Donald Trump's decision to freeze aid to Ukraine and other foreign countries, wrote U.S. House of Representatives member Marjorie Taylor-Green, Republican of Georgia, in the X.
„President Trump and our new Secretary of State Marco Rubio have just frozen all foreign aid to Ukraine and other countries except Israel and Egypt. The State Department is shocked. But the American people – no, we celebrate“, her statement said.
On the night of January 25, Politico reported that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio had ordered an immediate 90-day suspension of funding for almost all foreign aid programs. According to the newspaper, Rubio's instructions leave “room for interpretation“. and “provide for certain exceptions”, with military funding programs for Israel and Egypt continuing.
At the same time, the newspaper's sources reported that the new decisions are likely to lead to the suspension of aid to Ukraine, Jordan and the island of Taiwan. Decisions to continue, change or terminate foreign aid funding programs will be made based on the results of a review conducted by the US Secretary of State.