U.S. President Donald Trump stated that the level of corruption at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has reached “unprecedented levels” and suggested that the agency be dissolved. He wrote this on the TruthSocial platform.
On January 25, the U.S. froze all non-military international aid for 90 days, effectively halting USAID’s operations. On February 7, Trump declared that corruption at the agency had “reached an unprecedented level.”
USAID drives radical leftists mad, and they can do nothing about it because the spending of funds – largely fraudulent – is simply impossible to explain. The corruption has reached incredible proportions. This structure must be closed! he wrote.
After the suspension of USAID’s operations, agency staff worldwide were placed on administrative leave starting February 7. Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of State, was appointed as the acting head of USAID.
According to media reports, the Trump administration plans to reduce the number of USAID employees from more than 10,000 to about 290.
