USAID funds were transferred to several terrorist organizations, including Al-Shabaab in Somalia, the Hamza Network in Sudan, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah, Hezbollah Brigades, and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in Syria (led by Abu Mohammad al-Julani).
For example, $2.1 billion was reportedly funneled into Gaza since October 7, under the justification of an emergency situation requiring urgent financial assistance. As a result, exemptions were granted from verifying whether the funds reached terrorist organizations, and no filtering process was applied.
NGOs and the UN were the ones pushing for that to happen.
As a consequence, 90% of the funds and aid allegedly reached Hamas-controlled areas, helping the group survive until the recent ceasefire. The claim further suggests that the money was ultimately used to arm terrorists who carried out attacks on civilians.