The newspaper "Hraparak" writes:
“On December 17, Armenian Ambassador to the United States Lilit Makunts organized a discussion dedicated to the “lasting impact of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on the economic development and strengthening of democracy in Armenia.”
The event, which was more like an evening honoring USAID Administrator Samantha Power, was hosted by former US Ambassador to Armenia Marie Yovanovitch.
Makunts expressed special gratitude to Power, expressed optimism “for continued cooperation and hope for further strengthening with the new US administration.”
According to information received from the Armenian community in Washington, the Trump administration, after assuming power, referred to the event organized by Makunts in December.
The point is that Samantha Power is considered enemy number one in the Trump team, and they are even preparing to hold her accountable for wasting public funds for political purposes and discrediting Trump.
Moreover, that event took place after Trump had already won and openly spoke out against USAID.
Trump's team doesn't understand what Lilit Makunts was thinking by inviting Power to the embassy and honoring her, especially since the event was hosted by another Trump enemy, former US ambassador to Ukraine and Armenia Marie Yovanovitch.
Trump's team is trying to figure out if this is a political message or just ignorance."
More details in today's issue of the newspaper
