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The Trump administration's decision to block birth control supplies to developing countries and the subsequent confusion over their destruction highlight policy inconsistencies.

The Trump administration's decision to dismantle USAID was not initially planned. It was a series of improvised decisions and clashes that advanced an ideologically consistent agenda.

Trump's administration incinerated $10 million worth of contraceptives meant for developing countries, despite offers to purchase and distribute them.

The Trump administration's decision to incinerate $10 million worth of contraceptives instead of delivering them to developing countries is criticized as wasteful and unfounded.

The obliteration of USAID was essentially improvised. During the government shutdown, the threat of traumas to the federal government, like what happened at USAID, feels quite explicit.

The Trump administration learned from USAID that they could get away with aggressive actions during a shutdown, potentially using it as a rationale to transform or end agencies.