(Reuters) – The United States is cutting off aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, known collectively as the “Northern Triangle,” the State Department said on Saturday, a day after President Donald Trump blasted the Central American countries for sending migrants to the United States. “We are carrying out the President’s direction and ending FY (fiscal year) 2017 and FY 2018 foreign

assistance programs for the Northern Triangle,” a State Department spokesperson said in a statement. The department declined to provide further details. The State Department said it would “engage Congress in the process,” an apparent acknowledgment that it will need lawmakers’ approval to end the funding. A U.S. House Appropriations Committee aide estimated that around $700 million of aid was affected. READ MORE


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