FACT FOCUS: No evidence that $50 million was designated by the US to buy condoms for Hamas
$50 million for condoms in Gaza? There’s no evidence for the White House claim.
That’s not the same as $50 million. Last year, the State Department launched a five-year, $50 million program to improve health care in Gaza. But the contractor, Anera, said it
Fact Check: No evidence US spent $50 million on condoms for Gaza
President Donald Trump to deport Hamas sympathizers on college campuses, defund CRT with new executive orders
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Trump says spending freeze stopped ‘condoms for Hamas’ — as WH rescinds memo to ‘end confusion’
President Trump on Wednesday defended his temporary freeze on federal grants and loans — saying he stopped “condoms for Hamas” and other “waste” — after his aides rolled back a memo to agencies in order to “end any confusion” about what was being targeted.
Trump administration reverses federal loan, grant freeze after uproar
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No, the US did not spend $50 million to fund condoms in Gaza
A separate U.S. program that provides contraceptives internationally spent $60 million worldwide in one year, but Gaza was not among the recipients.
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How nonprofits abroad can fill gaps when the US government cuts off foreign aid
President Donald Trump suspended most U.S. foreign aid on Jan. 20, 2025, the day he took office for the second time. The next day, Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a stop-work order that for 90 days halted foreign aid funding disbursements by agencies like USAID.
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Trump Administration Makes Unsupported Claim About $50 Million for Condoms to Gaza
President Donald Trump said his administration blocked $50 million for condoms to be sent to Gaza through its pause on foreign aid. But it has provided no evidence that $50 million was ever directed toward condoms for Gaza.
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