The US took a big step over the weekend, freezing nearly all foreign aid. The move is expected to last approximately three months while the Trump administration reviews where the aid should go. Military support for Israel and Egypt will be allowed to continue, however. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Hakan Bilgin, president of the Turkish branch of Doctors of the World, about the immediate impacts this is having on his organization and beyond.
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