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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ellen Knickmeyer

America's European allies are trying to pry their unspent money back from USAID

Trump USAID Unpaid Allies - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Three European allies provided millions of dollars that the United States was supposed to spend for low-income countries. Then the Trump administration and Elon Musk's government-cutters arrived.

Government officials from Sweden, Norway and the Netherlands told The Associated Press that a combined $15 million they contributed for joint development work overseas has been parked at the U.S. Agency for International Development for months.

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