Charlie Kirk and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt spoke on Thursday, where the two discussed President Trump’s so-far-successful plan to dramatically cut foreign aid through a freeze on USAID funding. 

Leavitt explained that USAID had become a federal agency run by "radical left lunatics” who, in her view, prioritized unnecessary programs overseas rather than advancing America’s national interests.

"The Democrats who are hooting and hollering all over Washington, DC about this are just proving they learned nothing in the last election. They continue to be incredibly out of touch with where the American people are on these very important issues. The president is not phased by the outrage by the left, which is, again, incredibly misplaced. Where was the outrage from Democrats for North Carolinians and people in California who lost everything because of natural disasters and received nothing in return from the previous administration?"

"This president and this administration are focused on putting the American people first, and if Democrats don’t understand that, I guess they should buckle up to continue to lose elections in the future

This conversation comes as the US Agency for International Development is undergoing significant changes. USAID merged under the State Department’s oversight, with Secretary Marco Rubio serving as its acting administrator. Rubio, known for his frustration with the agency during his time in Congress, has been tasked with cleaning up the agency’s operations. He previously criticized USAID for not aligning with U.S. national interests and for functioning "as a global charity separate from the national interests."