00:00A former British foreign secretary now makes 1.2 million dollars a year running a refugee
00:04charity.
00:05David Miliband is the UK foreign secretary from 2007 to 2010.
00:10He is now the CEO of the International Rescue Committee.
00:13His salary is a whopping 1.2 million dollars a year, including a 150k bonus.
00:18He started back in 2013, so only 3 years after being the secretary.
00:22His salary then grew by 178% in just 9 years.
00:26The budget of the NDO under his leadership grew from 450 million dollars to 1.5 billion
00:31dollars, much of it coming from government grants.
00:34I wonder how he got the contacts to increase the subsidies by that much.
00:36No idea.
00:37Anyway, now the organization faces a 50 million dollar deficit.
00:40Congressman Brian Maast called his salary evidence of grift via USAID money.
00:45Coincidence?
00:45I think not.
00:46Career politicians never retire.
00:48They just pivot to other industries, this time a non-profit, and the salary keeps growing.
00:53Off of your back.
00:53To know how politics really works, you have to follow the money, so follow me down below.
00:57Mees Wijnans, nice to meet you.
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