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I have read through this post multiple times, please focus on where it "SPECIFICALLY" states Trump Forgave $1billion.
I got this out of it,
"Congress should be outraged. Between 1991 and 2011, Somalia received more than $50 billion in aid, and the United States has since provided it with hundreds of millions of dollars more annually in U.S. aid. "
Nothing to do with Trump?
"claiming progress in Somalia’s goal to win nearly $5 billion in debt relief. That debt includes $1 billion owed by Somalia to the U.S. Treasury. Whereas the Trump administration initially took a skeptical approach to Somalia’s request for debt forgiveness, it reportedly is beginning to change its tune."
I does NOT say Trump Forgave the debt though.
Im going to research this, but this seems factually false to say trump forgave $1billion for Somalia, to which he had nothing to do with giving them $1billion in the first place. Secondly $1billion compared to $50billion+? Even if this is true, putting this into context. $1billion to the $50+billion owed? That just means that the other $49+billion is still outsanding?
US to cancel Somalia’s $1b debt in new deal
By T. Roble Somalia will have $1 billion dollars owed to the US cancelled in about three year’s time following an agreement signed in Mogadishu Sunday. Finance Minister Abdirahman Beileh…
goobjoog.com
This article is from September 28,2020. Can you remind me who presided over the US during that period?
Admittedly, I did not see a press conference with Trump smiling and hugging their leader, but it's in the news just the same. And since your side loves to take credit for every action that happened under Trump, I was assuming you would continue that tradition on this one.