President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Thursday to review funding to non-governmental organizations as he continues his crackdown on spending that does not line up with his agenda, according to a senior administration official.
It comes after his ally Elon Musk shuttered USAID, sending shockwaves through aid programs.
‘The memorandum directs all department and agency heads to review all funding provided to NGOs to ensure that their future funding decisions align with the interests of the United States and priorities of this Administration,’ it states.
Trump has embarked on a massive shakeup of the federal government in Washington, D.C. in his first three weeks in office.
President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Thursday to review funding to non-governmental organizations as he continues his crackdown on spending that does not line up with his agenda, according to a senior administration official
And he has steamrolled his way through funding programs that promote diversity and inclusion, seeking to jettison any that he has not approved.Â
The two-paragraph memo does not specify any specific charities to be targeted but makes clear that only those that promote the national interest will be funded in future.
‘The United States Government has provided significant taxpayer dollars to Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs), many of which are engaged in actions that actively undermine the security, prosperity, and safety of the American people,’ it says.
‘It is the policy of my Administration to stop funding NGOs that undermine the national interest.’
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the annual National Prayer Breakfast, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., February 6, 2025
Elon Musk is leading efforts to cut government spending
Trump was repeatedly frustrated during his first term by administration employees who blocked his plans. He dubbed them ‘the deep state.’
The official highlighted one of Trump’s bugbears, the use of Federal Emergency Management Agency funding for illegal aliens.
They repeated a claim that the agency had spent more than a billion dollars to provide transportation, hotels and other services for illegal aliens, although FEMA later clarified that it was cash that did not come from disaster relief funds.Â
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