Liberian Vice President Boakai Supports Trump Administration’s Proposed Cuts To Foreign Aid

Newsweek: Exclusive: Liberia’s Vice President Backs Donald Trump on Foreign Aid Cuts
“Liberia’s vice president has backed U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans to slash foreign aid, saying that the West African country ‘cannot continue living on handouts.’ Joseph Boakai, who is running to be president of Liberia in elections in October, says in an exclusive interview with Newsweek that he wants to fight corruption and improve infrastructure in the country to reduce its reliance on foreign aid…” (Gaffey, 4/27).

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