Trump conditions foreign aid on more of his poliitics

NY Times -   The Trump administration will broaden the “Mexico City policy,” which bars recipients of foreign aid from promoting abortion, to include what President Trump refers to as “woke ideology” — a change that will have a sweeping effect on more than $30 billion in foreign assistance, especially on programs that aid transgender people.

First enacted by President Ronald Reagan in 1984, the policy has traditionally been aimed at keeping family planning organizations that receive U.S. tax dollars from performing or even discussing abortion — even with their own money. It has typically been put into effect under Republican presidents and rescinded by Democrats.

The new policy, in three separate rules set to be issued Friday by the State Department, will extend that prohibition to include “diversity, equity and inclusion” and “gender ideology,” according to a senior administration official, who insisted on anonymity to describe the move before it was officially announced.

The policy will apply to both foreign and U.S.-based nongovernmental organizations, but also to international organizations, the official said.