Trump 1 had already set the tone: “Why would we want Haitians with us?” Why want all these Africans with us? Why do we want to have all these people from us from shitty countries? [« shithole countries »]»said the American president, on January 11, 2018, at a meeting at the White House with parliamentarians.
If, already, the episode « shithole countries » betrayed Donald Trump’s lack of consideration for the poorest countries, especially those of the African continent, the decisions made since his return to power more more disinterested, his ignorance, even his contempt for the most fragile nations.
From the day of his inauguration, on January 20, Donald Trump signed decrees suspending the funding of USAID, the main funder of international solidarity, for eighty days. A month and a half later, at the beginning of March, the administration suddenly suppressed and without consultation 83 % of the programs. A necessity, according to the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, the 5,200 USAID contracts canceled having “Cost tens of billions of dollars” in the United States and often “Blocked to their fundamental interests”.
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