Examples continue to appear from the woodwork as Elon Musk, President Donald Trump, and the Department of Government Efficiency ( DOGE ) eliminate wasteful spending.  , Great Britain News , reports , in late 2022, the U. S. State Department donated$ 25, 000 to Rainbow Migration, a firm providing legal advice to LGBT individuals seeking hospital in the UK.
Trump’s efforts to dissolve the United States Agency for International Development ( USAID ) were put on hold on Friday due to legal issues, but Musk has stated that he intends to buy the agency in the near future.
Additionally, the department approved an additional$ 40,000 to go toward the Edinburgh International Book Festival to pay for a number of interviews “investigating with social issues around gender identity and inequality, racial equity, and diversity.”
In 2024, another$ 20, 000 was given to” Classical Pride”, a musical sequence in London that highlighted the “importance of LGBTQ+ music and players to classical music, giving classical audio a spot in the wide-ranging Pride events”.
White House press director Karoline Leavitt gave a few more examples of state waste at the expense of U.S. citizens during a press conference, among others. Leavitt pointed out the Biden administration allocated millions of taxpayer dollars to left-wing, progressive programs including$ 1.5 million to advance Diversity Equity and Inclusion ( DEI ) in Serbia,$ 47, 000 for a” trans opera” in Colombia,$ 32, 000 for a trans comic book in Peru, and$ 70, 000 to produce a DEI musical in Ireland.
