The Deputy Minister for Anti -Loca Policies of Venezuela, William Castillo, said that “the money delivered to the violent right of Venezuela,” according to data from Donald Trump’s administration, includes the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) , to the State Department and other agencies.
“(…) And that does not appear anywhere, -The money- who has eyes, to see,” Castillo wrote in his Network X account.
William Castillo posted a graph where it is reflected that from 2017 to 2024, opposition groups received from the US government, USAID and other agencies, 1,102 million dollars.
Likewise, that the United States Congress in January of this year, reported that the figure reached the USD 3.5 billion “to address migration.”
It should be remembered that Trump has not only made criticism of the agency, saying that “it is directed by a handful of radical lunatics”, as he said last Sunday, but also decided to freeze foreign assistance to check if he is aligned with his presidential agenda .
History is repeated
Among the accusations that fall on the use of USAID resources There is financing to information portals in Venezuela that distort reality. This has been denounced on different opportunities by the Venezuelan president. In August 2024 he directly accused several Venezuelan media for receiving external financing to manipulate information against the Venezuelan government.
However, World Health experts affirm that through these initiatives it is exercised by “soft power” worldwide, which allows the United States to have a friendly presence in developing nations, including countries that are strategic allies.
