Trump says the US will help in Asia quake. A former official says the system is now in 'shambles'
- A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit Myanmar and Thailand on March 28, killing more than 150 people and injuring hundreds, according to reports.
- President Donald Trump stated the United States would assist Myanmar in response to the earthquake, describing it as a "real bad one."
- Tammy Bruce, a spokesperson for the State Department, mentioned that teams are ready to provide immediate assistance such as food and safe drinking water.
- Cuts to USAID have severely impacted disaster-response capabilities, with staffing cuts having 'decimated' the teams that coordinate aid efforts.
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Trump says U.S. will help in Southeast Asia quake, but former official says USAID now in 'shambles'
President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. was going to help with the response to Southeast Asia's deadly earthquake. But the effects of his administration's deep cuts in foreign assistance through the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department will likely be tested in any response to…

Trump says the US will help in Asia quake. A former official says the system is now in 'shambles'
President Donald Trump says U.S. officials are “going to be helping” with the response to Southeast Asia’s deadly earthquake.
Trump says US will help after Myanmar quake
WASHINGTON, United States — President Donald Trump on Friday vowed the United States would assist Myanmar after it was hit by a huge earthquake, following a rare plea for aid by the Southeast Asian nation’s ruling junta. “It’s terrible,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office about the quake when asked if he would respond to the appeal by Myanmar’s military rulers. “It’s a real bad one, and we will be helping. We’ve already spoken with the coun…
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