Gaza, Trump and Condoms

Trump Administration Makes Unsupported Claim About $50 Million for Condoms to Gaza
President Donald Trump said his administration blocked $50 million for condoms to be sent to Gaza through its pause on foreign aid. But it has provided no evidence that $50 million was ever directed toward condoms for Gaza.
Fact check: $50 million for condoms in Gaza? Five big reasons to be skeptical Trump’s story is true
During her first official White House briefing as President Donald Trump’s press secretary, Karoline Leavitt announced that Trump had prevented a “preposterous waste of taxpayer money.” Trump’s team,
No, the US did not spend $50 million to fund condoms in Gaza
A separate U.S. program that provides contraceptives internationally spent $60 million worldwide in one year, but Gaza was not among the recipients.
No Evidence Hamas Used US-Funded Condoms for Bombs as Trump Claimed
U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration made a claim that they stopped millions of taxpayer dollars from being used to fund condoms in Gaza. On Jan. 29, 2025, Trump said, "We identified and stopped $50 million being sent to Gaza to buy condoms for Hamas.
$50 million for condoms in Gaza? There’s no evidence for the White House claim.
“DOGE and OMB also found that there was about to be 50 million taxpayer dollars that went out the door to fund condoms in Gaza. That is a preposterous waste of taxpayer money. So, that’s what this pause is focused on, being good stewards of tax dollars.”
Donald Trump says he stopped $50 million for condoms going to Gaza. Is it true?
The U.S. has spent millions of dollars to send contraceptives to other countries. Did Trump's White House really stop $50 million in condoms for Gaza?
No Evidence US Govt Allocated $50M To Send Condoms to Gaza
Numerous Snopes readers asked us if the U.S. government had indeed planned to spend $50 million on condoms for Gaza. The story spread far and wide, amplified by tech entrepreneur and DOGE appointee Elon Musk, who shared a clip of Leavitt making the statement with the caption, "Tip of the iceberg."
What we know about Trump's claim that the U.S. planned to spend $50 million on condoms for Gaza
Neither the White House nor any federal agency has provided evidence for a plan to spend $50 million on condoms for Gaza.
No condoms for Gaza: Why Donald Trump has suspended ‘$50-million contraceptive programme’
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt claimed that the Biden administration had earmarked $50 million for a condom distribution programme in the Gaza Strip. Her comments came as she was justifying Donald Trump’s sweeping freeze on all foreign aid.
State Dept pulls millions in funding for ‘condoms in Gaza,’ as Trump admin looks to trim spending
The State Department paused several millions of dollars for "condoms in Gaza," as reports say the contraceptives were used as bomb-carrying balloons.
Could the US really be sending $50 million worth of condoms to Gaza, as Trump claims?
President Donald Trump claimed his administration stopped $50m in bomb-making condoms from being sent to Gaza, though no evidence supported this.
Fact Check: No evidence US spent $50 million on condoms for Gaza
Posts online that say the Trump administration discovered a plan to send $50 million to fund condoms in Gaza have been denied ...
FACT FOCUS: No evidence that $50 million was designated by the US to buy condoms for Hamas
President Donald Trump falsely claimed during the Laken Riley Act signing that his administration had “identified and stopped ...