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Trump’s Foreign Aid Overhaul Sent Millions More Dollars to Big U.S.-Based Contractors

When the Trump administration began its overhaul of foreign aid in January 2025, officials made no secret of their disdain for giant aid organizations and private businesses that received multimillion-dollar contracts to deliver health services to poor nations. They characterized them as “beltway bandits” who charged exorbitant overhead.
