Former Governor George Pataki expressed strong support for President Trump's plan to overhaul the USAID agency, criticizing its leadership as 'cronies' and labeling their spending practices as problematic. Pataki, who initiated charitable efforts for Ukraine during the Russian invasion, emphasized his frustrations with the agency's lack of support for pro-Ukrainian initiatives under the Biden administration. He highlighted specific expenditures, such as funds allocated to diversity initiatives, as wasteful and reflective of a broader issue within the agency. A recent federal court ruling temporarily halted employment cuts to USAID, complicating Trump's proposed changes.
"I've had some experience with USAID, and it's been awful. They are a bunch of cronies who've run it in a far-left way; completely dismantle it, and start all over."
"What they were doing under Biden was criminal. ... You have to clean house, and that's what [Trump] is doing," Pataki said.
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