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There are no “great” arguments to demolish USAID.

Author: conorlarkin (20296 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 9:40 pm on Feb 5, 2025

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Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/opinion/usaid-spending-trump-musk.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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Replies to: "There are no “great” arguments to demolish USAID."

Voting for Trump doesn’t necessarily make you a bad person, but you have horrible judgment. [LINK] - conorlarkin - 7:30pm 2/5/25 (60) [View All]
- "Necessarily". Bwahaha. Such a concession from the man who places himself in God's role of judgment - BaronVonZemo - 6:46am 2/6/25
- Remember he’s literally Hitler [NT] - holybull101 - 10:38pm 2/5/25
  - Literally! [NT] - jimbasil - 12:34am 2/6/25
  - According to J.D. Vance, that's who DJT thinks he is... [NT] - TyroneIrish - 10:39pm 2/5/25
- No one voted for Musk for anything. Foreigner needs to be shown the door, pronto. [NT] - ND521 - 9:08pm 2/5/25
  - sunlight is the best disinfectant. it's as if democracy dies when libs make deals in the dark halls - WestCoastIrishFan - 10:14pm 2/5/25
    - Under what legal authority does DOGE have to cut off congressional approved funding? - conorlarkin - 10:19pm 2/5/25
      - i didn’t see this outrage when Obama used the IRS to target GOP donors [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 6:52am 2/6/25
      - Under what legal authority can an executive administration oppose the orders of an elected president - NedoftheHill - 10:46pm 2/5/25
        So a shadow executive branch can unilaterally shut off congressional approved funds? - conorlarkin - 7:15am 2/6/25
        
        Even a President...and especially a President...is bound by the laws of this country. He's just - TyroneIrish - 1:03am 2/6/25
  - BTW, you are such a xenophobe. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 9:13pm 2/5/25
    - Don't want Musk grabbing power over the entire government and budget. [NT] - ND521 - 9:23pm 2/5/25
      - Great argument against USAID. - NedoftheHill - 9:27pm 2/5/25
        There are no “great” arguments to demolish USAID. [NT] [LINK] - conorlarkin - 9:40pm 2/5/25
        
        They control the entire government and budget and have personal data about millions of Americans? - Frank L - 9:30pm 2/5/25
        No. Why would you ask that question? Weird. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 9:39pm 2/5/25
        No, what’s weird is you equating USAID with DOGE. [NT] - Frank L - 9:41pm 2/5/25
        They are different in 2 very important ways. - NedoftheHill - 10:08pm 2/5/25
        You are of course correct. - PaND - 10:26pm 2/5/25
        Good question. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 11:31pm 2/5/25
        
        Untrue and you know it. - Frank L - 10:19pm 2/5/25
        
        US should take over SpaceX rather than let SpaceX man take over the US. [NT] - ND521 - 9:35pm 2/5/25
    - Your crowd has said the same and worse about Soros. [NT] - Frank L - 9:23pm 2/5/25
      - Yup, MAGA ranted about a guy with little access and no government portfolio. [NT] - ND521 - 9:28pm 2/5/25
        Ranted? Check the search function on our Muskie lovers. Posted on it and his influence constantly. [NT] - Frank L - 9:31pm 2/5/25
      - Whatabout? [NT] - NedoftheHill - 9:26pm 2/5/25
        Only took 3 minutes to complain about your hypocrisy being called out. Do better. - Frank L - 9:27pm 2/5/25
  - Democrats Warn Trump’s Unelected Shadow Government Is Dismantling Their Unelected Shadow Government [NT] [LINK] - NedoftheHill - 9:13pm 2/5/25
    - Democrats have proof in full view...MAGAs just have a hackneyed 'meme'... [NT] - TyroneIrish - 9:19pm 2/5/25
    - Except the current government agencies have been set up according to our laws. Like DOE and USAID. - Frank L - 9:19pm 2/5/25
      - But they are trying to nullify the election, aren't they. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 9:27pm 2/5/25
        How are they doing that? And if they are we have laws on how to deal with it. Not whims and fiats - Frank L - 9:35pm 2/5/25
- Someone had to step up and protect women. Trump just did. Good judgment. - NedoftheHill - 9:04pm 2/5/25
  - Ought not the President first protect the rule of law and US Constitution? [LINK] - conorlarkin - 9:18pm 2/5/25
    - And genital mutilations will be stopped. [NT] - Frank L - 9:22pm 2/5/25
  - Overturning Roe v. Wade doesn't protect women...just ask the leaders of Baron's OB/GYN specialty, - TyroneIrish - 9:17pm 2/5/25
- $8M for Sri Lankan pronoun lessons. Wow! [NT] - jakers - 8:36pm 2/5/25
- Matt Labash as usual has excellent insight. [LINK] - Frank L - 8:20pm 2/5/25
- You might have a point if it were a referendum. But it wasn't. Harris was the other option. - NedoftheHill - 7:49pm 2/5/25
  - You really believe that after watching what this clown has done and is doing in less than a - Frank L - 8:25pm 2/5/25
    - Nothing he's done has changed that. I'll keep an open mind. Of course the election was last November - NedoftheHill - 8:48pm 2/5/25
      - USAID isn’t running the U.S Govt. Musk is. You really saying that what he’s doing hasn’t changed - Frank L - 8:57pm 2/5/25
        Obviously Musk is not running the country. Of course Trump is changing things. Duh. For the better - NedoftheHill - 9:09pm 2/5/25
        The hell he isn’t. Orange is too lazy to do it. [NT] - Frank L - 9:33pm 2/5/25
        Heh. Good one. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 9:40pm 2/5/25
        
        The ripple effect of shutting down USAID will be substantial. [NT] [LINK] - conorlarkin - 9:28pm 2/5/25
        One can only hope. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 9:41pm 2/5/25
        When your loved ones start dying of Ebola, maybe you’ll have a different view. [NT] - conorlarkin - 9:47pm 2/5/25
        Have you guys released ebola from a lab somewhere? So predictable, but a little overreaction IMO. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 11:15pm 2/5/25
        
        On the record, you think that what he’s allowing Musk to do is for the better? Can’t - Frank L - 9:16pm 2/5/25
        Biden allowed his underlings to run the country. Trump allows Musk to advise him. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 9:41pm 2/5/25
        Now that’s a whopper. Musk is advising? Nope, he is illegally dismantling. And Biden’s underlings - Frank L - 9:46pm 2/5/25
- The American People have spoken. Are you deaf? [NT] - Hensou - 7:33pm 2/5/25
  - He’s not dead, just has bad judgement. [NT] - Protagonist - 11:14pm 2/5/25
    - Nice! [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 6:47am 2/6/25
  - He was elected to protect the citizens of this country from all enemies, foreign and domestic...such - TyroneIrish - 8:46pm 2/5/25
    - GOAT likes strongmen. [NT] [LINK] - conorlarkin - 9:42pm 2/5/25