Buying friends

Trump in UN speech regarding aid:

We will examine what is working, what is not working, and whether the countries who receive our dollars and our protection also have our interests at heart.

and:

Moving forward, we are only going to give foreign aid to those who respect us and, frankly, are our friends.

In other words, the US will give aid only when it furthers their own interests. The welfare of the recipients is of no significance. How very “Christian”!