USAID cuts and deaths


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Posted by russsmith on May 28, 2025 at 14:41:03

rubio last week directly asked under oath in congress has there been any deaths due to the USAID cuts. First refused to answer, then eventually said "there have been no deaths because of it." Turns out that's a lie, surprise, and NPR cited one clear example of a kid in Nigeria who died of Sickle Cell because they shut down the clinic that was treating him.

Why was Rubio so comfortable lying? Turns out they didn't just cut off aid to poor people, they cut off funding to an organization that was providing DEATH CERTIFICATES for people in poor countries. So when the USAID cuts kill someone, there's likely no death certificate, so Rubio can lie knowing it's unlikely anybody can prove him wrong.




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