Trump faces stiff resistance to proposed foreign aid cuts

President Donald Trump’s administration faces opposition to its plan to cut foreign aid and State Department funding. Reducing overseas spending was one of the key promises of the president’s election campaign.

President Donald Trump’s administration faces opposition to its plan to cut foreign aid and State Department funding. Reducing overseas spending was one of the key promises of the president’s election campaign. The US currently spends more than $36bn on foreign aid. Al Jazeera’s Patty Culhane reports from Washington DC.