Supports cutting USAID

Re. Fiona Coupland's letter World needs USAID (Castanet, Feb. 10)

Canadian psychologist, author, and media commentator Jordan Peterson recently wrote in the National Post about the tendency of Canadian and other non-U.S. Western nations “hypocritical” stance preaching for peace while under the nuclear umbrella of “Uncle Sam” (the U.S.).

The same goes for international aid. USAID is not funded out of thin air. U.S. President Donald Trump received an overwhelming mandate to put Americans first and that's exactly what he's doing.

I would encourage the letter writer to volunteer in Africa rather than post from the coziness of her warm Penticton home and stop arguing about what other foreign nations should do with their hard-earned money.

Mathieu Froquet, West Kelowna