Protesters on Thursday called on President Donald Trump’s administration to revive funding for the AIDS initiative, which has already been restored.

House Foreign Affairs Committee protestors Hearing It focuses in particular on recovering funding for the US President’s AIDS Relief Emergency Program (PEPFAR). While Trump signs Presidential Order On his first day, when he was appointed to temporarily suspend foreign aid, his administration issued a limited number Waiver With the January 28th order, allowing Pepfer to carry out “life-saving HIV care and treatment services,” According to To the US Embassy and Consulate in South Africa. (Related: Exclusive: GOP Sen asks Rubio to investigate “radical” government agencies promoting abortion policies on foreign countries)

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Protesters have suspended the former acting USAID chief operating officer Max Primorac When he began his testimony, “Pepfer saves his life. He’s recovering AIDS funds now.”

Protesters will be removed from the hearing, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast said: “I don’t think these people will see the news. They didn’t realize that the funds had recovered as Pepfer is one of many programs that have proven to be lifesaving. ”

Elon Musk, chairman of the Government’s Office of Efficiency (DOGE), tried to dismantle USAID due to how government agencies spent taxes on Americans.

For example, in fiscal year 2022, it sent 65.5 million condoms, 9.8 million injectable contraceptive products and 334,000 IUDs to other countries, particularly to promote family planning in the third world. It also sent a $2 million grant to Guatemala to fund “gender-affirming care” and LGBTQ activities.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been appointed to USAID’s new acting Administrator February 3rd.

“We spend taxpayer money here,” he said. “These are not donor dollars. They are taxpayer dollars, and we are all Americans who spend all the dollars we spend overseas on things that promote our national interests. And so far, many people who work at USAID simply refuse to cooperate.”

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