Trump Administration Leaves USAID Gutted After Eliminating 83% of Programs, Shifting Operations to State Department

Trump Administration Leaves USAID Gutted After Eliminating 83% of Programs, Shifting Operations to State Department

President Donald Trump's sweeping overhaul of the U.S. Agency for International Development has dismantled much of its workforce, terminated thousands of foreign assistance programs and transferred remaining operations to the State Department, raising questions about whether future administrations could restore the agency without major congressional action.

Long a target of conservatives, USAID has been dismantled by Team Trump even without Congress’ help

The work of the Trump administration to cancel contracts and reduce USAID’s workforce will have lasting effects, even if a Democrat tries to reconstruct the agency.