U.N. Humanitarian Aid chief Tom Fletcher made his case Wednesday on Newsmax about why taxpayers should continue to fund his organization’s worldwide efforts.

President Donald Trump in January issued an executive order calling for all foreign aid to be reevaluated, prompting Secretary of State Marco Rubio to pause U.S. foreign assistance funded by or through the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development for review.

The U.S. is the largest single donor of aid globally, according to the U.N., distributing $72 billion in assistance in 2023 while also providing more than 40% of all humanitarian aid accounted for by the U.N. in 2024.

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