Secretary of State Antony Blinken ordered the State Department to proceed with a funding of $109 million to assist Kenyan Special Police Forces in deploying to Haiti to aid the country's national police in combating armed gangs, revealed an article from the Miami Herald on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Blinken's decision, known as the "Nuclear Option," overrides Republican opposition to accessing funds for financing the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSSM), which has been delayed by several legal challenges in Kenya and administrative issues in Nairobi. With Blinken's authorization, not only is there funding available to purchase the equipment deemed necessary by a Kenyan security assessment team before officers arrive in Port-au-Prince, but it also sends a strong signal to other nations, as reported by the Miami Herald. "By moving forward with resource obligation, the Secretary is also signaling to other countries the sincerity and seriousness of our commitment, in part to encourage others to increase their own contributions to the mission," said a senior State Department official quoted by the Miami Herald.

The United States pledged $300 million to shoulder most of the MSSM funding burden. However, while the Department of Defense had no trouble securing its $200 million funding, the State Department faced obstacles in Congress after requesting $50 million of the promised $100 million, according to the Miami Herald. On Capitol Hill, aides to two Republican legislators, Representative Michael McCaul of Texas and Senator Jim Risch of Idaho, questioned the plan while their principals refused to lift the State Department's funding block. Last month, lawmakers also criticized President Joe Biden for authorizing a $60 million military aid package using what is called presidential levy authority to provide rifles and ammunition to the Haitian National Police and to assist in deploying the Kenya-led force.