Trump again attacks USAID, claims USD 18 mn given to India to help with elections

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has claimed that the Biden administration allocated USD 18 million in funding to India to help with its elections, arguing that the country doesn’t need this money.

His remarks during a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Saturday after he repeatedly attacked the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for allocating USD 21 million in funding to India for “voter turnout”.

In his speech, Trump also accused India of taking advantage of the US. PTI