Cindy McCain to Trump administration: 'We need help' with food aid
Key takeaways
- When you look at the places you operate, do you think there has been an impact from the dismantling of [the U.S.
- AID was — was an intimate part of all of these things, and — and of course we relied on them — on them to a degree as well.
- As you know, that s a very important part of, at least USAID, but again, I m not criticizing anybody in the administration.
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When you look at the places you operate, do you think there has been an impact from the dismantling of [the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)]? CBS News s Margaret Brennan asked Mc Cain on Face the Nation, referencing the agency that was shut down during the first year of the Trump administration.
I do. I really — I do. AID was — was an intimate part of all of these things, and — and of course we relied on them — on them to a degree as well. I wish we still had AID, but it was the choice of this administration, and so we have to work with that. I do — I am hoping, though, that eventually we can put back some of the soft power aspects that we were able to do, as well, McCain responded.
As you know, that s a very important part of, at least USAID, but again, I m not criticizing anybody in the administration. I m simply saying we need help, she said.