Major Controversies Surrounding Russell Vought: A Detailed Timeline

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Russell Vought

Controversies are a part of history. Explore the biggest scandals linked to Russell Vought.

Russell Vought is an American conservative political analyst and government official. He is the 44th and current director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), a position he has held since February 2025. Vought also served as OMB director from 2020 to 2021 during the Trump administration, after acting as deputy director from 2018 to 2020.

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June 25, 2025: Vought makes claim about PEPFAR spending

On June 25, 2025, Russell Vought told a Senate committee that the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) had spent $9.3 million funding abortions and "gender analysis" in Russia, a claim that was later found to be false.