President Donald Trump is using a rare tool called “pocket rescission” to claw back nearly $5 billion in foreign aid funding that Congress already approved. The move has Democrats angry and even some Republicans worried as lawmakers face a September 30 deadline to keep the government open.
According to The Hill, Trump sent a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson late Thursday asking to cancel $4.9 billion in funds for the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development. The White House says the money goes to “woke, weaponized, and wasteful” programs that don’t match Trump’s America First goals.
