Trump’s foreign aid stop fails due to the Supreme US court

The Supreme Court rejected an application from the government against the decision of a subordinate authority on Wednesday: A federal judge had in mid -February that the suspended money flows had to be continued – a decision that the Supreme Court now confirmed.

The decision of the Supreme Court in Washington with the narrow majority of five against four votes in the judge’s college. The decision shows that Trump is by no means safe to support the Supreme Court, although there is a clear conservative majority there and Trump had nominated three of the judges even during his first term (2017-21).

Decision with a preliminary character

The current decision of the Supreme Court refers to foreign aids in the volume of around $ 1.5 to two billion dollars by the US State Department and the development agency USAID. Trump had already ordered a preliminary stop of these payments approved by the congress on his first day of office on January 20.

The legal dispute then landed very quickly with the Supreme Court. However, its decision only has a preliminary character, so the legal dispute over the help will continue.