It marks the first time senior members of the President’s own party have spoken out against him on this issue and – along with condemnation from Christian groups – suggests it is an area of weakness in Trump’s team that can be exploited by those opposed to these cuts.
“Serious concerns” over the termination of the unit have been raised directly to Secretary of State Marco Rubio by prominent Republicans senators Charles Grassley and Thom Tillis.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been pushed by colleagues on the fate of the Yale unitAmerica’s allies are understood to be monitoring the fallout of the programme’s termination closely, with foreign secretary David Lammy fielding questions in parliament around what role the UK could play in supporting the unit’s work.
Grassley and Tillis’ cross-party letter demands the State Department release information regarding how the decision was made and to “immediately resume US support for this critical work”. It complemented a similar written appeal from bi-partisan congressmen, which included signatures from two other Republicans, published a few days before.
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US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce responded to such queries. She said: “The grant has been stopped but it doesn’t mean just because something has changed, as this has, that it disappears or stops or becomes something that we can’t use.”
“It’s something that we all hope will be resolved sooner than later,” she concluded.
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Waltz was asked about the letter from Grassley and Tillis and pressed to provide a reason on why the programme was axed.
Waltz added: “We’re talking through a number of confidence building measures. That’s one of them.”
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