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Trump Cuts USAID Funding to Fund Christian Groups

9/10/2026

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  • U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration cut USAID funding after advice from Christian nationalist David Barton.
  • Barton told E.W. Jackson’s National Awakening livestream that the Founding Fathers opposed foreign aid.
  • Barton said USAID will now fund only Christian groups such as Samaritan’s Purse and Franklin Graham’s organization.
  • Barton claimed the funding cut caused recent Central and South American elections to favor conservative leaders.