Earlier in the week, UN relief coordinator Jan Egeland, accused wealthy nations of being “stingy” with foreign aid.

On Wednesday, Bush criticized Egeland by describing him as QUOTE “very ill-informed.” Bush said last year the US gave out $2.4 billion in food, cash and humanitarian relief–more in dollar terms than any other country.

In terms of percentage of its national income, no modern industrialized nation gives less in humanitarian aid than the United States. Last year it shared less 1/7th of one percent or 0.14 percent of its national income.