development assistance, receiving over $17 billion in economic aid in 2023 as it faced Russian all-out war, official data shows.According to the White House statement, it is now up to the U.S. State Secretary Marco Rubio or his designee to determine whether to request to continue, modify, or cease each foreign aid program based upon the review recommendations."Under President Trump, the top priority of the United States Department of State will be the United States. The direction he has given for the conduct of our foreign policy is clear," Rubio said before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee last week."Every dollar we spend, every program we fund, every policy we pursue must be justified by the answer to one of three questions: Does it make America safer? Does it make America stronger? Or does it make America more prosperous? "Then-nominee for Secretary of State, Sen.