Trump to bar funding of entities that do diversity work abroad - report

The new restrictions are being treated as an expansion of the so-called Mexico City Policy, a Republican initiative that bars overseas recipients of U.S. health dollars from providing or promoting abortion services, even if other funding sources pay for those services, according to Politico.

The new policy is expected to cut off U.S. funding to American-based and foreign entities supporting "diversity, equity and inclusion," which the Trump administration regards as racial discrimination, or transgender programs, which it sees as harmful to women, Politico said.

The prohibition would apply to non-profits, foreign governments and United Nations programs, it said.

Asked by Reuters for comment, a senior State Department official said the agency "continues to advance President Trump’s American First foreign policy."

The official added that the State Department would "soon take additional steps to close loopholes that allowed taxpayer funding for promotion of abortion in previous iterations of the Mexico City Policy and expand the scope of the policy to ensure every penny of U.S. foreign assistance prioritizes American values, not the woke agenda."