Trump to Hold Pakistan Aid Linked to Action Against Terror

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Pakistani soldiers walk at the premises of an Agriculture Training Institute after an attack by Taliban militants in Peshawar on December 1, 2017.
Nine people were killed and dozens injured on December 1 when Taliban militants stormed a training institute in the northwestern city of Peshawar as Pakistan marked the birthday of the Prophet Mohammed, officials said. / AFP PHOTO / ABDUL MAJEED (Photo credit should read ABDUL MAJEED/AFP/Getty Images) — Pakistani soldiers walk at the premises of an Agriculture Training Institute after an attack by Taliban militants in Peshawar on December 1, 2017. Nine people were killed and dozens injured on December 1 when Taliban militants stormed a training institute in the northwestern city of Peshawar as Pakistan marked the birthday of the Prophet Mohammed, officials said. / AFP PHOTO / ABDUL MAJEED (Photo credit should read ABDUL MAJEED/AFP/Getty Images)
Photographer: Abdul Majeed/AFP via Getty Images

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By Terrence Dopp and Justin Sink

January 1, 2018 at 7:04 PM UTC

Updated on

January 2, 2018 at 6:20 AM UTC

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The U.S. will continue to withhold $255 million in military aid to Pakistan as the White House reviews the nation’s "level of cooperation" in fighting terrorism, a National Security Council spokesperson said.

The announcement came just hours after Trump in a tweet said the U.S. has "foolishly" given more than $33 billion in aid to the country and gotten only "lies and deceit" in return.