Trump Administration Makes Unsupported Claim About $50 Million for Condoms to Gaza

Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take President Donald Trump said his administration blocked $50 million for condoms to be sent to Gaza through its pause on foreign aid. But it has provided no evidence that $50 million was ever directed toward condoms for Gaza. The contractor identified by the State Department said it has not used U.S. aid “to procure or distribute condoms.” Full Story At her first official briefing as White House press secretary on Jan. 28, Karoline Leavitt defended President Donald Trump’s pause on funding for foreign aid. As an example of why a freeze on aid to other nations was needed, Leavitt told reporters that the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, and the Office of Management and Budget “found that there was about to be 50 million taxpayer dollars that went out the door to fund condoms in Gaza.& That is a preposterous waste of taxpayer money. So, that’s what this pause is focused on: being good stewards of tax dollars.” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt takes questions during a briefing in the White House on Jan. 28. Photo by Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images. Trump repeated the claim...