A recent White House release has shed light on several questionable projects funded by USAID, sparking outrage over the agency’s handling of taxpayer dollars. The list of projects includes allocations for various initiatives worldwide, such as $7.9 million to teach Sri Lankan journalists about avoiding “binary-gendered language” and $20 million for a new Sesame Street show in Iraq.

Other notable expenditures include $4.5 million to combat disinformation in Kazakhstan, $1.5 million for art promoting inclusion of people with disabilities, and $2 million for sex changes and LGBT activism in Guatemala. Additionally, $6 million was allocated to transform digital spaces to reflect feminist democratic principles, and $2.1 million to help the BBC value diversity in Libyan society.

However, some of the most alarming allocations involve funding terror groups. For instance, $10 million worth of USAID-funded meals went to an al Qaeda-linked terror group. Furthermore, $25 million was granted to Deloitte to promote green transportation in Georgia, and $5 million to EcoHealth Alliance, an NGO funding bat virus research at the Wuhan lab.

Critics argue that these expenditures demonstrate a lack of accountability within USAID. For decades, the agency’s bureaucrats seemed to operate with impunity, but the current administration claims to be putting an end to the waste, fraud, and abuse. As one statement puts it, “For decades, USAID bureaucrats believed they were accountable to no one — but that era is over. President Trump is stopping the waste, fraud, and abuse.”