The first time it began to be reported about the condoms to Gaza was Tuesday, when Donald Trump’s new press secretary Karoline Leavitt held her first official press conference in the White House.
Leavitt said that the president had saved the taxpayers’ money from going in the lake, and that his aid stops have helped to prevent $ 50 million in tax money from going to finance condoms to the Gaza strip.
On Wednesday, Trump himself confirmed the news that he stopped condoms from being sent to Hamas, and on Monday he raised the subject again when he praised Elon Musk and the new Doge Ministry for finding the planned contribution-but then said it was about a $ 100 million sum.
No condom money in three years
CNN has fact-controlled the TRUMS STAB’s tasks, and calls them as completely inaccurate.
According to the channel, the threatened aid authority (USAID) has not earmarked any money for condoms to the countries in the Middle East region over the past three years.
In 2023, the authority put just over $ 8 million on condoms, but then primarily to African countries, according to a Federal Report.
“They find things”
A former manager in the Biden administration calls the statements about the condoms to Gaza for “hit”.
– It’s a lie, they find things, says the person to CNN.
Furthermore, the channel reports that experts in American assistance to Gaza do not understand what Trump’s staff is talking about.
“We have asked around, and no one is sure what he is referring to,” says Steven Fake, who is the spokesperson for Anera, a politically independent organization that has previously collaborated with the US aid authority.
“Risk that we are blunted”
According to TV4 News Foreign Reporter Johan Fredriksson, Trump’s statements are another example of how the US president stands for pure lies.
– There is a risk that we are increasingly blunted and consider it fun “jokes,” he says in a comment.
– But these are the world’s most powerful politicians who regularly throw out false accusations and spread fabricated lies. We also know that millions of people believe in Donald Trump. It makes the situation even more scary.