Two reports showing dire impacts on Africa and Gaza have not been released in fear of Trump’s wrath, official says
The watchdog for the U.S. Agency for International Development has yet to release two critical reports onthe consequences of President Donald Trump’s funding freeze oncrucial services in Africa and the Middle East, amid fears of retaliation from the White House, according to interviews and documents obtained by The Washington Post.
One of the unreleased reportssays thecutbacks threaten the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, jeopardizing more than $300 million in humanitarian aid for the devastated Palestinian enclave,according to three people familiar with the situation, who like others spoke on the condition of anonymity to talk about sensitive matters. MORE