PATRIOT BRIEF
- What Happened: Marco Rubio is cutting off U.S. aid to Somalia after it demolished a warehouse with 76 tons of American food.
- Why It Matters: Rubio says foreign aid must serve American interests, not fund governments that disrespect U.S. generosity.
- Bottom Line: The Trump administration is ending blank check diplomacy and demanding accountability.
The days of America being the world's piggy bank are officially over. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to permanently cut off U.S. aid to Somalia after the country bulldozed a warehouse holding 76 tons of American food.
Let that sink in. We sent food to help starving people, and the Somali government destroyed it. Now they are about to find out what happens when you disrespect American taxpayers.
Rubio made it crystal clear where this administration stands. Foreign aid is not charity. It is U.S. taxpayer money, and it must serve the American national interest. Period.
"Caring about human rights and humanitarian need does not mean writing blank checks to governments that disrespect American generosity and destroy aid meant for starving people," Rubio said.
This is what America First diplomacy looks like in action. For decades, Washington has shipped billions of dollars overseas with no strings attached and no accountability. Countries took our money, spat in our face, and we just kept writing checks like nothing happened.
Not anymore. The Trump administration is making it clear that every single dollar of foreign aid must advance our foreign policy, our security, and our interests. If you want American help, you better show American respect.
Somalia just learned that lesson the hard way. They demolished a warehouse full of food meant for their own starving citizens, and now the gravy train is pulling out of the station for good.
This is what putting America first looks like. No more endless aid. No more waste. No more disrespect.