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President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. is going to help with the response to a deadly earthquake in Southeast Asia that’s killed at least 150 people and left others under rubble.

But his administration has gutted foreign assistance through the U.S. Agency for International Development, firing thousands. USAID staff were notified Friday that most remaining employees would be fired and surviving agency programs would be moved under the State Department. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said the cuts have “no impact” on its ability to respond to disasters.

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[–] [email protected] 47 points 5 days ago (1 children)

He will show up to throw paper towels at people that survived.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

A modern hero!

[–] Ghyste 36 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

He's not even assisting with disasters in this country. The fuckstick isn't going to do a goddamn thing.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 4 days ago (1 children)

He'll just start claiming "We helped those people, send them the best help and goods they need".

And that's it, in his mind the aid somehow has materialized and he can go back to his golf course again.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

He probably threw a roll of toilet paper at the TV and thinks he helped them.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago

Have you said thank you even once?? -Vance

[–] [email protected] 26 points 4 days ago (1 children)

In other words they will do nothing

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago

"Thoughts and prayers" is all they will manage to organize.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 days ago

We’ll sell them the world’s finest tunneling services — the Boring Company — to help them dig out from the rubble. Have fun!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 days ago

It's going to be transactional. Like always with this clown.

We'll help you, if you give us list of insane demands

[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 days ago

What do you want this time? Minerals? Oil?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 days ago

How does he plan to help? Make them the 52nd state? Build a trump hotel? Ask them to find the info on hunter’s laptop?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The usual bs thoughts and prayers

[–] HellsBelle 10 points 4 days ago

Even this would be better than that.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 days ago

He’s going to create a new department called AIDUSA and it will be the first and best department for foreign aid. There’s never been an AID department like it.