Summary
The Trump administration has dismantled USAID, placing 4,080 staffers on leave and firing 1,600 more, eliminating over 90% of the agency’s foreign aid contracts totaling $60 billion.
Affected employees were given just 15 minutes to clear their workspaces under strict security.
This action, led by Trump and Elon Musk, proceeded without congressional authorization, though a Congressional Research Service report states such approval is required.
Legal challenges continue, with the Supreme Court temporarily blocking a federal judge’s order to release frozen funds.
The rich are a disease that can’t stop stealing money from all of us. And the politicians involved don’t care if this place is a shit heap, as long as they’re in power. Which is another disease on society.
It could not be more apparent that these guys don’t care about democracy, the US, or the people.