Vice President JD Vance told an assembly of faith groups on Wednesday that the administration is committed to supporting religious freedom, even as the administration guts funding for efforts meant to promote it worldwide.
He defended many of the cuts, saying that foreign aid often supports atheism.
“How did America get to the point where we’re sending hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars abroad to NGOs that are dedicated to spreading atheism all over the globe? That is not what leadership on protecting the rights of the faithful looks like, and it ends with this administration,” Vance said at the International Religious Freedom Summit.