Rubio announces that 83 percent of the USAID contract has been canceled under Trump | News Donald Trump
Trump’s administration aimed at USAID as part of its efforts to reduce state consumption and reduce ‘waste’.
The United States canceled 83 percent of all programs at the US Agency for International Development (USAID) after a six -week audit, according to state secretary Marco Rubio.
“5,200 contracts now canceled tens of billions of dollars in ways that have not served (in some cases even harm), fundamental national interests of the United States,” Rubio wrote In the post on the Social Media Platform X.
Rubio did not specify exactly what programs were canceled and which would be allowed to continue.
However, he added that the remaining 1,000 programs remain more “more efficient” in the State Department and in Congress Consultation.
The top American diplomat also thanked the Department of the Efficiency of the Government (Doge) – a consulting body led by a billion -based Elon male – for the role in achieving “this premature and historical reform”.
A few hours later, the musk replied: “Hard but necessary. Work well with you. Important parts of the USAID have always been with the state department. “
Musk, with the blessing of President Donald Trump, led a wide campaign of release and reducing the number within the Federal Government, claiming that it was necessary to fight “waste” and “fraud”.
The New York Times reported last week that at a recent cabinet meeting at a recent cabinet meeting, there was open tension between the proposed cuts of the State Department.
USAID in restlessness?
According to the official website, USAID is “the main US assistance agency to help countries that are recovering from a disaster, trying to avoid poverty and engage in democratic reforms.”
But when Trump returned to another term on January 20th, he immediately ordered a 90-day break to a foreign aid, waiting for an overview of whether the country’s aid programs were aligned with his foreign policy “America’s FIRST”.
This command, followed by stop commands, threw USAIDs into discomfort, stopping the agencies around the world, threatening the delivery of food and medical assistance that saves life and throwing global efforts on a humanitarian relief into chaos.
USAID had previously employed more than 10,000 workers, but at the end of February 1,600 people were dismissed and 4,200 were on leave.
Most of those who are on leave are not expected to be returned. On February 6, the sources told Reuters to the news agency that Trump’s administration was hoping that the staff would reduce to less than 300.
Last week, hundreds of American diplomats in State Department and USAID signed a letter denying the planned cuts.
“Decision on freezing and terminating a foreign assistance agreement and aid rewards without any meaningful examination threatens our partnerships with key allies, er
US Senator Bernie Sanders also broke through the dismantling of USAIDs last week, saying that it will lead to “million deaths that can be prevented”.
Before freezing assistance, the US was the biggest distributor of a side of help in the world, and USAID was its main mechanism for payment of these funds.
In 2023, the US provided $ 72 billion in the world, which supported everything, from women’s health in conflict zones to pure approach, HIV/AIDS treatment, energy security and anti-corruption works.
In 2024, this was 42 percent of all humanitarian aids that followed the United Nations.
