Marco Rubio

No, I mean, we didn't issue a pullback. We issued a clarification. We always said from the very beginning, with the exception of Israel and Egypt, because the security assistance is a cornerstone of that Camp David Accords and the deals that were made there and are critical to that region. With the exception of that, we said all foreign aid is paused for 90 days, except for things that save lives.

No, I mean, we didn't issue a pullback. We issued a clarification. We always said from the very beginning, with the exception of Israel and Egypt, because the security assistance is a cornerstone of that Camp David Accords and the deals that were made there and are critical to that region. With the exception of that, we said all foreign aid is paused for 90 days, except for things that save lives.

And what was mentioned in the executive order were things like food and the like. We went back, people say, well, people, we have medicines that we've paid for and that are deployed and it's sitting on a shelf somewhere and we are not authorized to give it to people. So I said, all right, it makes no sense for us if we already paid for the medicine not to distribute it and give it to people.

And what was mentioned in the executive order were things like food and the like. We went back, people say, well, people, we have medicines that we've paid for and that are deployed and it's sitting on a shelf somewhere and we are not authorized to give it to people. So I said, all right, it makes no sense for us if we already paid for the medicine not to distribute it and give it to people.

And what was mentioned in the executive order were things like food and the like. We went back, people say, well, people, we have medicines that we've paid for and that are deployed and it's sitting on a shelf somewhere and we are not authorized to give it to people. So I said, all right, it makes no sense for us if we already paid for the medicine not to distribute it and give it to people.

We don't want to see people die and the like. But this, I think what's important is to talk about the purpose of this pause, okay? If I went to these foreign entities, $60 billion a year, if I went to these and said, okay, show me your foreign aid programs and what they do, historically, we've gotten very little cooperation.

We don't want to see people die and the like. But this, I think what's important is to talk about the purpose of this pause, okay? If I went to these foreign entities, $60 billion a year, if I went to these and said, okay, show me your foreign aid programs and what they do, historically, we've gotten very little cooperation.

We don't want to see people die and the like. But this, I think what's important is to talk about the purpose of this pause, okay? If I went to these foreign entities, $60 billion a year, if I went to these and said, okay, show me your foreign aid programs and what they do, historically, we've gotten very little cooperation.

But if you go to them and say, okay, your money is stopped until you tell us what you do, now you get a lot more cooperation. So now a process exists, and that process is you apply for a waiver. And everybody knows how to apply for a waiver. They know how to come forward and say, this is what our program does. This is why it's important.

But if you go to them and say, okay, your money is stopped until you tell us what you do, now you get a lot more cooperation. So now a process exists, and that process is you apply for a waiver. And everybody knows how to apply for a waiver. They know how to come forward and say, this is what our program does. This is why it's important.

But if you go to them and say, okay, your money is stopped until you tell us what you do, now you get a lot more cooperation. So now a process exists, and that process is you apply for a waiver. And everybody knows how to apply for a waiver. They know how to come forward and say, this is what our program does. This is why it's important.

This is why it makes America safer, stronger, or more prosperous. This is why it's in our national interest. Now, we get details about these programs, and we may say, okay, the program gets a waiver. Or we may say, well, the program gets a partial waiver. You do five things, three of them are critical, two of them remain under pause.

This is why it makes America safer, stronger, or more prosperous. This is why it's in our national interest. Now, we get details about these programs, and we may say, okay, the program gets a waiver. Or we may say, well, the program gets a partial waiver. You do five things, three of them are critical, two of them remain under pause.

This is why it makes America safer, stronger, or more prosperous. This is why it's in our national interest. Now, we get details about these programs, and we may say, okay, the program gets a waiver. Or we may say, well, the program gets a partial waiver. You do five things, three of them are critical, two of them remain under pause.

That's what it gives us the opportunity to do now, thinking of it almost as an audit, but not an audit in which we're voluntarily asking for cooperation. I think we're now getting a lot more cooperation because otherwise you don't get your money. And so I think as the weeks go on, you will see more and more programs come back online because we've had a chance to review what they actually are.

That's what it gives us the opportunity to do now, thinking of it almost as an audit, but not an audit in which we're voluntarily asking for cooperation. I think we're now getting a lot more cooperation because otherwise you don't get your money. And so I think as the weeks go on, you will see more and more programs come back online because we've had a chance to review what they actually are.

That's what it gives us the opportunity to do now, thinking of it almost as an audit, but not an audit in which we're voluntarily asking for cooperation. I think we're now getting a lot more cooperation because otherwise you don't get your money. And so I think as the weeks go on, you will see more and more programs come back online because we've had a chance to review what they actually are.

Some will be partial, some will be full, but we've got to get control of this. We have this thing that I've called the foreign aid industrial complex.

Some will be partial, some will be full, but we've got to get control of this. We have this thing that I've called the foreign aid industrial complex.

Some will be partial, some will be full, but we've got to get control of this. We have this thing that I've called the foreign aid industrial complex.