Previous administration spent $1 Trillion on ‘Government waste’ projects

FOX News SCREENSHOT-Rand Paul Government Spending Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ken., talks about the debt ceiling and government spending on ‘Sunday Morning Futures.’

Important Takeaways:

  • Rand Paul, R-Ky., is calling out the Biden administration for spending over a trillion taxpayer dollars on “government waste” this year…
    • The 2024 Festivus Waste Report found that the Biden-Harris administration spent over $1 trillion this year, including giving a $10,000 grant to “Beards on Ice” — an ice skating drag show on climate change put on by the Bearded Ladies Cabaret, a self-described “queer cabaret arts organization.”
    • Additionally, the Agency for International Development (USAID) spent $20 million on a Sesame Street spin-off show in Iraq, titled “Ahlan Simsim,” in an effort to promote “inclusion” and “mutual respect.”
    • About $1.5 million was spent experimenting how different species, such as young female kittens, respond to motion sickness.
    • The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reportedly gave New York University (NYU) over $400,000 to study whether lonely rats seek cocaine more than rats who are in positive environments
    • The Department of the Interior (DOI) allocated $12 million to fund a pickleball complex in Las Vegas, according to the report
    • The State Department spent $3 million on “Girl-Centered Climate Action” in Brazil, a program reportedly designed to “empower young women to become climate leaders by integrating equity and inclusivity into environmental activism,” the report writes, citing the grant details.
    • The Department of Energy (DOE) gave automakers $15.5 billion to push the industry into the electric vehicle (EV) sector, while another $388,000 was given to “Magic in the United States,” a podcast discussing how magical beliefs and practices have evolved in the U.S.
    • The senator also mentioned the Biden administration giving $2.1 million to fund Paraguay’s border: “Nothing says ‘America First’ like securing someone else’s border,” Paul wrote.

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