Saturday, February 14, 2026

White House uses USAID Funds for Budget Director Vought's Security: Reuters

The White House budget office is using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's budget chief and an architect of the government overhaul that has cut thousands of federal jobs, according to three documents seen by Reuters.

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Russell Vought raided USAID budgets he helped gut to pay for his own security

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-- Mother Jones (@motherjones.com) Feb 13, 2026 at 11:27 AM

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Most corrupt administration in US history.

#1 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2026-02-13 01:50 PM

This we can pay for, starving children not so much.

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2026-02-13 02:58 PM

Deputy US Marshals have nothing better to do than protect and drive around this wretch.

Good thing the Trumpf junta wiped out USAID which saved millions of people's lives and made friends for America overseas.

On every USAID package was boldly written "not for sale" and "from the people of America."

On 20 Jan 2029, the next President will have plenty of work to do to fix everything, but there simply won't be enough minutes in a day, staff on hand, or money in the coffers for him or her.

1,461 days of gross malfeasance, theft, poor diplomacy, portraits being taken down, job terminations, awful executive orders, buildings re-named, etc etc by the idiotic Trumpf junta is like a never-ending 9/11.

#3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-02-13 03:01 PM

Aid cuts could cause 22m avoidable deaths by 2030

www.theguardian.com

That quite a legacy for pedo 47 and nazi Leon.

#4 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-02-13 03:14 PM

The handful of USAID officers I came across in the Middle East and Africa were not snobby embassy poobah types, but basically decent Americans who wanted to help the disadvantaged people of the Third World the way JFK envisioned.

I was more proud of their work than mine.

#5 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-02-13 03:37 PM

Of course, these s*&^ bags are spending big money to give themselves security.

They know they probably wouldn't survive half a day walking around in public without it.

#6 | Posted by jpw at 2026-02-13 04:20 PM

There have just not been enough heads on pikes in this country.
Time to revive the practice.
Probably the only way to get the anti-corruption message to stick.

#7 | Posted by morris at 2026-02-14 03:29 PM

"millions of dollars ... for the security detail of Russell Vought"

Remember when Republicans were against all this wasteful Corporate Welfare spending?

Me neither.

#8 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-02-14 03:50 PM

There have just not been enough heads on pikes in this country.
Time to revive the practice.
Probably the only way to get the anti-corruption message to stick.

#7 | Posted by morris at 2026-02-14 03:29 PM | Reply | Flag: Can't Argue With This One Iota

So far, only one good-for-nothing covetous oligarch paid the price for his inhuman use of AI algorithms and "death panels" which put profits over patients that killed innocent people who loyally paid their premiums for years that enriched the Midas.


#9 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-02-14 03:57 PM

The Director of the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) does not normally receive a regular, permanent security detail, as they are not among the top-tier officials (like the President or Cabinet secretaries) typically provided with one. However, in a notable exception, current OMB Director Russell Vought has received a $15 million U.S. Marshals security detail, funded by diverted, unused USAID funds, amidst heightened threats and, in some cases, personal safety.

The question is why? Why does the Director of OPM need a security detail paid for by the U.S. taxpayer?

#10 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-02-14 07:08 PM

GOP = Guardians of Pedophiles.

#11 | Posted by pumpkinhead at 2026-02-14 11:03 PM

Can't we just lock him up for protecting a pedo, and save $$$?

#12 | Posted by hamburglar at 2026-02-15 05:07 AM

The reason these goons beg for protection is because they know they do us harm in service to a criminalistic regime.
They know we hate what they are doing.
And they are afraid.
Very afraid.

#13 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-02-15 05:33 AM

And how many children have died as a result of this stupidity?

#14 | Posted by gypsydiane8177 at 2026-02-15 09:15 AM

#14

Literally 100's of thousands, most of starvation and disease.

But hey, tax cuts for Oligarchs has it's acceptable losses according to Trumpers.

#15 | Posted by Corky at 2026-02-15 10:53 AM

The stupid judges declared that the money has to be spent. So they're spending it.

#16 | Posted by THEBULL at 2026-02-15 02:13 PM

Yeah, deprive children of health care, then go on to use those children for medical experimentation.

drudge.com


#17 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-02-16 12:07 AM

THIS IS TERRIBLE.....JUST AWFUL.....IMPEACH HIM OVER THIS .

USAID money is meant to be funneled through to democrat campaigns and terrorists groups....

AND IMPORTANT STUFF...

like millions to AFRICA to provide twirking lessons to lgbtq tribes

and to feed and cloth south american lesbian sex workers.

#18 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2026-02-16 10:01 AM

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