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Eugene

(61,891 posts)
Fri Dec 28, 2018, 02:57 PM Dec 2018

Trump threatens to cut aid to Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador

Related LBN thread with the whole Twitter tirade: UPDATED: Trump threatens to 'close Southern Border entirely' if Democrats don't fund border wall

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Source: The Hill

Trump threatens to cut aid to Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador

BY CHRIS MILLS RODRIGO - 12/28/18 09:38 AM EST

President Trump on Friday threatened to cut foreign aid to Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador, accusing the Central American countries of "doing nothing for the United States but taking our money."

"Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador are doing nothing for the United States but taking our money," Trump tweeted.

"Word is that a new Caravan is forming in Honduras and they are doing nothing about it. We will be cutting off all aid to these 3 countries - taking advantage of U.S. for years!"


This is not the first time that Trump has threatened stop providing foreign aid to countries he says are not doing enough to stop migrant caravans from forming. In October he said that "no more money or aid will be given to Honduras" if a migrant caravan was not stopped.

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Read more: https://thehill.com/latino/423089-trump-threatens-to-cut-aid-to-honduras-guatemala-and-el-salvador
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Trump threatens to cut aid to Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador (Original Post) Eugene Dec 2018 OP
That will likely increase the number of migrants and asylum seekers Pachamama Dec 2018 #1
So, when Obama had the White House and majorities in the Senate and House of Reps FiveGoodMen Dec 2018 #2

Pachamama

(16,887 posts)
1. That will likely increase the number of migrants and asylum seekers
Fri Dec 28, 2018, 03:01 PM
Dec 2018

Traitor Trumpski only knows how to destroy and cause more chaos

FiveGoodMen

(20,018 posts)
2. So, when Obama had the White House and majorities in the Senate and House of Reps
Fri Dec 28, 2018, 03:05 PM
Dec 2018

we were constantly telling ourselves that the president can't get everything he wants because he doesn't really have that much direct power.

Now, seemingly, Trump can dismantle the entire government and no one can stop him.

One of those ideas must be wrong.

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