President Donald Trump's order to pause all foreign aid funding resulted in pulling over $1 million in funding for diversity programs in Ireland and Serbia, according to House Foreign Affairs Chairman Brian Mast.

Mast claimed that the Biden administration approved more than $1.6 million for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) programs, which were meant to expand diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) objectives abroad. 

The money included $1.5 million for Serbia's "Grupa Izadji," which is a pro-LGBTQ group that "will foster an environment that increases employment potential for LGBTQI+ persons, expands opportunities for LGBTQI+ entrepreneurs, and reduces workplace discrimination," according to the Daily Mail.

The NGO received the funds in order to "advance diversity equity and inclusion in Serbia's workplaces and business communities, by promoting economic empowerment of and opportunity for LGBTQI+ people in Serbia."

The funds also included a $70,000 grant that was given to a group in Ireland to create a DEI musical that "deliver[s] a live musical event to promote the U.S. and Irish shared values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility."

"America would have been better off if Biden and Blinken had lit your money on fire, instead of spending it on DEI musicals in Ireland or creating jobs for LGBTQ Serbians in Serbia," Mast told the outlet. 

The new Trump administration also halted spending on the majority of “existing foreign assistance awards” for a period of 90 days, pending a review conducted by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

The revelations additionally come after the Trump administration found the USAID earmarked $15 million for contraceptives and condoms last year for Afghanistan. 

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.