The Trump administration might be looking to give HIV a hand.

The federal government is reportedly eyeing drastic cuts to its funding for HIV prevention efforts at home.

The Wall Street Journalfirst reportedon the potential funding cuts Tuesday afternoon, citing anonymous sources familiar with the matter.

Trump once pledged to end HIV/AIDS in the U.S. by 2030. Now his administration is reportedly looking to slash funding for domestic HIV prevention programs.

Trump once pledged to end HIV/AIDS in the U.S. by 2030. Now his administration is reportedly looking to slash funding for domestic HIV prevention programs.© Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok

And the money spent on preventing HIV certainly seems to have gone a long way.

New reported cases of HIV within the U.S. have steadily declined since the early days of the HIV epidemic.

An estimated 32,000 new casesoccurredin 2022a fourfold reduction from thenational peak of 130,000 annual casesduring the mid-1980s.

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For a time, that list included President Donald Trump.

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During his first term, Trump announced an initiative to end HIV locally by 2030.

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But even at the time, there were reasons to be skeptical.

In his second term, Trump appears to have abandoned any pretense for caring much about HIV at all.

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