During her first official White House briefing as President Donald Trump’s press secretary, Karoline Leavitt announced that Trump had prevented a “preposterous waste of taxpayer money.” Trump’s team,
White House walks back claim $50 million worth of condoms were being sent to Gaza - The Trump administration walked back the claim on Wednesday, clarifying that the $50 million was part of a broader a
US aid experts on Wednesday rejected Donald Trump's claim that the United States had spent $50 million to fund condoms for the war-battered Gaza Strip, which the president has sought to make a poster child for wasteful spending.
Since the onset of the Israeli genocide on the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, individuals with physical and men
Donald Trump has boasted that the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency stopped $50 million worth of condoms being sent to Hamas on the Gaza Strip.
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There is currently no indication of the presence of the hostages. Hamas is expected to release Karina Ariev, 20; Daniella Gilboa, 20; Naama Levy, 20; and Liri Albag, 19. In exchange, Israel will release 200 Palestinians being held in prisons.
If my math is right, $50 million would buy more than 2,400 condoms for each and every male in Gaza between the ages of 15 and 64. That would allow the use of a condom every day, for almost seven years by every male in Gaza in that age group.
A government grant mix-up sparked controversy over false claims that the Biden administration spent $50 million on condoms for Gaza, which were actually funds for AIDS prevention in Mozambique. The confusion arose from a misspelling and was exacerbated by misinformation from public figures.
Claims about US funding for condoms in Gaza stem from misinterpreted details of a broader USAID medical assistance package.