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USAID official placed on leave after saying barriers to lifesaving programs will cause ‘preventable death’

A USAID official, Nick Enrich, was placed on administrative leave after claiming that cuts to programs would lead to preventable deaths and national security threats, according to sources familiar with the situation.
Enrich noted in a memo that USAID's Bureau for Global Health identified 72 activities requiring humanitarian assistance, none of which had received payment approval.
The memo criticized the political leadership at USAID, the Department of State, and the Department of Government Efficiency for creating barriers to lifesaving programs.
Current USAID funding cuts are impacting global health efforts, including services for famine-stricken countries and vaccine distribution for diseases like polio and Ebola, as reported by USAID workers.

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The Hill

Senior USAID official put on leave after memo contradicting Rubio on aid

A top U.S. International Agency for Development (USAID) official has been put on leave after he released a memo that slammed the Trump administration’s moves to cut aid and said they will cause “preventable death.” USAID has been heavily targeted by the second Trump administration. Nearly all foreign aid spending from the agency was cut,…

2 hours ago·Washington, United States

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CBS News

USAID official put on leave for memos saying funding cut will "result in preventable death"

"This will no doubt result in preventable death, destabilization, and threats to national security on a massive scale," Nick Enrich wrote in the memo.

2 hours ago

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Talking Points Memo

USAID Whistleblower Boldly Drops Truth Bomb On Trump

After receiving notice that he’d been placed on leave, Nicholas Enrich, USAID’s acting assistant administrator for global health, released a series of memos.

5 hours ago·United States

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CNN

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USAID official put on administrative leave for scathing memo blaming political appointees for affecting ‘lifesaving’ work

A top official at the US Agency for International Development (USAID) was put on leave after issuing a scathing memo blaming Trump political appointees for the US government’s inability to conduct lifesaving humanitarian work.

5 hours ago·Atlanta, United States

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Political Wire

USAID Official Ousted for Memo

“A senior career official at the U.S. Agency for International Development was placed on leave Sunday on the same day he disseminated a detailed memo to staff describing the U.S. government’s ‘failure’ to provide lifesaving assistance around the world because of actions by President Donald Trump’s political appointees,” the Washington Post reports. ProPublica: The Trump administration said these aid programs saved lives. It canceled them anyway.

9 hours ago·New York, United States

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UPI

Senior USAID administrator placed on leave after warning of barriers to lifesaving aid

A senior USAID official was ousted after sharing a memo telling staff that people would needless die and national security would be massively impacted by the agency's failure to disburse "life-saving" foreign assistance.

10 hours ago·Washington, United States

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