USAID: $47K transgender opera in Colombia
USAID spent $47,000 on a transgender opera production in Colombia and $42,000 on a transgender comic book in Peru, per Karoline Leavitt.
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USAID Waste, DOGE, and 7-for-7 Latin American Elections
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Bongino plays back a 2025 White House press briefing in which Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt itemizes USAID spending: $1.5 million to advance DEI in Serbian workplaces, $70,000 for a DEI musical in Ireland, $47,000 for a transgender opera in Colombia, $42,000 for a transgender comic book in Peru. [1] — Dan Bongino "USAID: $1.5M for DEI in Serbia: USAID spent $1.5 million to advance DEI in Serbia's workplaces — one of many examples cited by Press Secret…" 1:04:15 The implicit argument is that USAID was not aiding American interests but funding the same global network of left-wing influence operations Bongino has been describing all episode. He then notes a remarkable data point: since USAID was defunded by the Trump administration, seven consecutive Latin American elections have gone to right-of-center candidates — suggesting the agency was actively tilting elections abroad. He also references Ro Khanna's push to investigate or arrest Elon Musk for overseeing DOGE's discovery of this waste, calling Khanna one of the most dangerous men in America.
USAID: $1.5M for DEI in Serbia
USAID spent $1.5 million to advance DEI in Serbia's workplaces — one of many examples cited by Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt of USAID waste and abuse.
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