{
  "id": 13524611,
  "title": "Trump Calls Ethiopia Dam Funding Stupid on 9 October",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/trump-calls-ethiopia-dam-funding-stupid-on-9-october",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T18:24:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/trump-ethiopia-nile-dam-stupid-syracuse-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On 9 October, US President Donald Trump criticized Ethiopia's construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam during a New York campaign rally, calling it a \"stupid thing to do\" and claiming that America had financed the project. The remarks, attributed to Trump in a transcript from Factba.se, highlighted tensions between Egypt and Ethiopia over water resources. Egypt, a major US security partner, views the dam as a threat to its primary water source, while Ethiopia denies receiving any foreign funding. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, costing about US$4 billion and capable of generating 5,150 megawatts of hydropower, is the largest in Africa. The dam sits on the Blue Nile in western Ethiopia, near the Sudan border. Trump's claim, made at a midterm rally in Syracuse, New York, is disputed by Ethiopia's government, which has not published any evidence of US financing. No official reaction from Egypt's or Ethiopia's foreign ministries was available by 10 October.",
  "summary": "At a rally in Syracuse, New York, Donald Trump said Ethiopia's Nile dam was financed by America and called it a stupid thing to do. The post Trump Calls Ethiopia Dam Funding Stupid on 9 October appeared first on The Rio Times .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}