Trump hates women. He’ll never admit it, of course, but the proof is in the pudding. His language and policies make it clear—from his unapologetic status as a sexual predator to allowing the defunding of Planned Parenthood. The latest piece of evidence comes from a leaked budget plan obtained by Foreign Policy.
Trump plans to drastically cut U.S. foreign aid—and funding for the State Department’s Office of Global Women’s Issues is eliminated in the process. The Independent reports:
Donald Trump plans to strip all funding from a State Department bureau that promotes the rights of women around the world, it has emerged.
Oxfam America led criticism of the move, saying said cutting funds for the Office of Global Women’s Issues would have “dire consequences for millions of people, as well as our global standing”.
Documents first leaked to Foreign Policy showed plans to reduce the office’s 2016 budget of $8.25 million (£6.43 million) to zero in 2018, though the President’s budget will still have to make it past Congress.
“It’s clear that women’s empowerment and gender equality are on the chopping block in this budget,” Oxfam vice president for policy, Paul O’Brien, said.
I wonder how Ivanka will try to explain away this move.