Dr. Mark Moyar

Well, it looks like functions will probably be moved into the State Department. And so I think you'll certainly see some of the functions continue. And Congress has appropriated money. And this is going to be a fight that's coming soon in terms of how much... The executive branch has to say, Congress, we're not going to spend the money you told us to spend.

Well, it looks like functions will probably be moved into the State Department. And so I think you'll certainly see some of the functions continue. And Congress has appropriated money. And this is going to be a fight that's coming soon in terms of how much... The executive branch has to say, Congress, we're not going to spend the money you told us to spend.

But I think certainly they're going to have to spend some of it. So they're going to have to find different ways, different people. But again, it looks like the most likely outcome is that it becomes part of the State Department.

But I think certainly they're going to have to spend some of it. So they're going to have to find different ways, different people. But again, it looks like the most likely outcome is that it becomes part of the State Department.

Yeah, well, that came out. It didn't get as much attention at the time, because up until this year, USAID was not getting a lot of attention. But this story dates back a couple years, and what happened was that you had... USA Career employees making threats about bombing pregnancy centers and churches, basically radical anti or pro-abortion activists.

Yeah, well, that came out. It didn't get as much attention at the time, because up until this year, USAID was not getting a lot of attention. But this story dates back a couple years, and what happened was that you had... USA Career employees making threats about bombing pregnancy centers and churches, basically radical anti or pro-abortion activists.

And so this was reported to the Office of Security and the Office of Inspector General, the two people I actually, two offices that I tried to get help from. But both of those offices turned a blind eye to this. And so we see that there's this strong ideological bias within these institutions, which are, again, these are the people who are supposed to be safeguarding ethics.

And so this was reported to the Office of Security and the Office of Inspector General, the two people I actually, two offices that I tried to get help from. But both of those offices turned a blind eye to this. And so we see that there's this strong ideological bias within these institutions, which are, again, these are the people who are supposed to be safeguarding ethics.

And instead, they're punishing whistleblowers and they're turning a blind eye when people are talking about blowing up churches.

And instead, they're punishing whistleblowers and they're turning a blind eye when people are talking about blowing up churches.

Yeah, that's right.

Yeah, that's right.

Yes, well, and, you know, of course, they will try to tell you. Now, I will say, having worked there, there are some people who kind of check their ideology at the door and do what they're told. But there were too many cases in the first Trump term where these bureaucrats surreptitiously are infusing their political beliefs.

Yes, well, and, you know, of course, they will try to tell you. Now, I will say, having worked there, there are some people who kind of check their ideology at the door and do what they're told. But there were too many cases in the first Trump term where these bureaucrats surreptitiously are infusing their political beliefs.

And they are convinced that they know better than Trump and the people who voted for him. Yeah. So that's why you think I think you see this reaction in the second Trump term. I think first Trump term, they were slow to pick up on this and it wasn't until 2020. They started to do some things, but now they've clearly realized that the bureaucracy is fundamentally in many ways trying to stop them.

And they are convinced that they know better than Trump and the people who voted for him. Yeah. So that's why you think I think you see this reaction in the second Trump term. I think first Trump term, they were slow to pick up on this and it wasn't until 2020. They started to do some things, but now they've clearly realized that the bureaucracy is fundamentally in many ways trying to stop them.

And so they're figuring out how to change things.

And so they're figuring out how to change things.

Yeah, that's right. And there are cases, if you have really strong political appointees, you can get them under control. That was part of the problem we had at our agency was some of these political appointees, they were there for themselves. They were going to pad their resumes and move on. And the bureaucrats were very good at manipulating them because they would say,

Yeah, that's right. And there are cases, if you have really strong political appointees, you can get them under control. That was part of the problem we had at our agency was some of these political appointees, they were there for themselves. They were going to pad their resumes and move on. And the bureaucrats were very good at manipulating them because they would say,