Trump Admin Defunds HIV/AIDS Research Again to Detain More Immigrants

A letter obtained from Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar outlines a plan to reallocate funding to support programs for detaining more immigrant children. As of earlier this month, the number of detained immigrant children in the US reached a record high of 12,800.

In the new plan to reallocate funds, one of those programs is the Ryan White HIV/AIDS program, which will be defunded by $5.7 million. According to The Hill, the program has already been defunded by $17 million this year.

It's the latest move against AIDS research, with the Trump administration having fired the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS last year.

https://www.out.com/news-opinion/2018/9/20/trump-admin-defunds-hivaids-research-again-detain-more-immigrants
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Donald Trump Terminated All Remaining Members of the HIV/AIDS Council

Six members of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS resigned in June (2017), among them Scott Schoettes, a Chicago-based HIV/AIDS activist and senior attorney for Lambda Legal.
According to the Washington Blade, Schoettes said Trump had “no respect” for their service ...

... via a letter (sent using) FedEx, the White House fired the remaining 16 members of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS.

https://www.out.com/news-opinion/2017/12/29/donald-trump-terminated-all-remaining-members-hivaids-council
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via a letter (sent using) FedEx, --- Trump who is famous for saying You’re fired!,
apparently doesn't have the guts to fire anyone in person.