The Culture War Podcast with Tim Pool Ex-USAID Official EXPOSES Corruption, Trump & Elon GUT Deep State w/ Catharine O'Neill, Texas Lindsay, & Ryan Matta
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Feb 7, 2025 Catharine O'Neill Gillihan, former USAID official and CEO, joins investigative journalists Texas Lindsay and Ryan Matta to unveil a web of corruption tied to U.S. foreign aid. They delve into USAID's controversial budget, political manipulation, and implications for child trafficking. The conversation underscores issues of transparency and alleged money laundering, while critiquing how U.S. foreign policy plays out in developing nations. They also touch on the role of corporate power in distorting governance and the struggles faced by whistleblowers and journalists in exposing these truths.
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USAID's Role
- USAID is the linchpin connecting the State Department, Department of Defense, and CIA.
- Its budget is twice that of the State Department and CIA, around $50 billion annually.
Insubordination at USAID
- Catharine O'Neill Gillihan visited the State Department and spoke with a colleague handling USAID's reorganization.
- Some employees are refusing shipments, despite complaints about Trump cutting funding.
Budget Battles and Resistance
- Catharine O'Neill Gillihan recounts facing internal resistance during the first Trump administration.
- Senator Bob Corker, opposing Trump, would reinstate budget cuts to USAID.