State Department Bars Federal Funds for World AIDS Day Events

Is this a dangerous abandonment of lifesaving leadership, or a necessary realignment that serves American priorities?

Published NOV 28

State Department Bars Federal Funds for World AIDS Day Events

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Above: The National AIDS Quilt during World AIDS DAY, at the White House, on Dec. 1, 2024. Image credit: Shedrick Pelt/The Washington Post/Getty Images

The Spin

Anti-Trump narrative

Blocking federal funds for World AIDS Day after 37 years of commemoration threatens to reverse decades of progress against HIV/AIDS globally. This reckless decision abandons America's leadership role in fighting one of history's deadliest pandemics. The move signals a dangerous retreat from lifesaving health initiatives that have made tremendous strides worldwide.

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Pro-Trump narrative

Only 40% of the $110 billion invested in global HIV/AIDS prevention actually reached on-the-ground medical delivery, with nearly 60% consumed by overhead costs and executive salaries. Taxpayer dollars funded million-dollar salaries for executives and woke political programming instead of lifesaving medicine. Realigning health efforts will curb waste and better serve American priorities.

State Department Bars Federal Funds for World AIDS Day Events

The Spin

Anti-Trump narrative

Pro-Trump narrative

Metaculus Prediction

Public Figures

The Controversies

Trump

Dworkin

Bessent

Pifer

Burgum

Morgan

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Go Deeper

Establishment split

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