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The amount of American taxpayer dollars that go to Islamist organizations has drastically increased under the Trump administration, which has doled out millions to radical nonprofits, including a recent allocation to a terrorist front group named as an unindicted co-conspirator in a terrorism financing trial. Between 2017 and 2018 the U.S. government more than tripled its funding to organizations either influenced or controlled by Islamist activists from $4 million to $13.5 million, according to an analysis conducted by a think tank dedicated to protecting Western values from Middle Eastern threats.
Funding Islamists, Ignoring Moderate Muslims The problems of mere contact between federal officials and domestic Islamists all seem rather benign alongside the enormous amounts of federal funding wending their way to Islamist organizations under Donald Trump's presidency. Between 2017 and 2018, tax money given to organizations influenced by Islamist activists more than tripled. Earlier this year, the Middle East Forum reviewed millions of dollars of grants cataloged by the government's USASpending.gov website. If the government's own data is accurate, between 2017 and 2018, the amount of taxpayers' money given to organizations either influenced or controlled by Islamist activists more than tripled from $4 million to $13.5 million. Under the Obama administration, the amount given to Islamist-linked organizations averaged a mere $1.7 million each year.[36] The bulk of monies given out were handed to the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA), a proxy for Jamaat-e-Islami,[37] whose branch in Kashmir was recently banned by the Indian government under anti-terrorism laws.[38] ICNA received $8.7 million in 2018 from the U.S. government for "disaster assistance projects." Months earlier, in 2017, an ICNA subsidiary named Helping Hand for Relief and Development—a registered 501c3 non-profit organization—openly partnered with the designated Pakistani terrorist organization
originally posted by: Krakatoa
So, what has changed drastically in that branch of the U.S. government that would result in this increase in funding?
Are these kinds of outlays budget items? I just thought about it a minute and realized the Executive branch has a part to play in this too?
originally posted by: Krakatoa
Everyone is aware that the House of Representatives has control of the U.S. purse strings, right? The office of the president really has no say in where the taxpayers $$$ goes.
So, what has changed drastically in that branch of the U.S. government that would result in this increase in funding?
originally posted by: TerryMcGuire
I wonder why we are hearing about this from you and Judicial Watch and not Trump himself. One would suspect he would be all over this like you know what.
No joking though, I'm betting he isn't aware of this but it sure will tie in well with his emphasis on fixing wasteful government spending.
originally posted by: Waterglass
a reply to: RalagaNarHallas
This is weird. Really weird. So this entire fooking thing is a sort of made for TV New World Order game show? I wish someone could explain