Rockefeller Poll Finds Broad U.S. Support for Foreign Aid After USAID Closure
The poll of 2,022 voters found 78% favor maintaining or expanding aid, and support rose to 70% after respondents learned its budget share.
- On Tuesday, Echelon Insights and The Rockefeller Foundation released a survey showing most Americans still support foreign aid one year after the Trump administration dismantled the U.S. Agency for International Development .
- President Donald Trump ordered USAID's closure in January 2025, fulfilling a cornerstone of his 'America First' campaign promise to cut off foreign aid programs.
- Overwhelming majorities back specific initiatives: 90% support humanitarian relief and disease prevention, while 81% favor strengthening aid programs with stricter safeguards rather than eliminating them entirely.
- Favorability for foreign aid climbs from 54% to 70% once Americans learn what aid costs and accomplishes; 70% support spending 2% of the federal budget, double historical levels.
- Dr. Rajiv J. Shah, President of The Rockefeller Foundation, called for a modern, accountable approach to foreign aid to deliver real results for the world's vulnerable amid 21st-century challenges.
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Poll on USAID shows Americans still support foreign aid
President Donald Trump shut down USAID in 2025, firing thousands of people working for the agency. (AFP pic) WASHINGTON: A year after the Trump administration dismantled the US Agency for International Development (USAID), most Americans still support foreign aid to provide disaster relief, prevent disease outbreaks and improve security, according to a new poll commissioned by the Rockefeller Foundation and released Tuesday. The poll of 2,022 vo…
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New Echelon Insights Survey Commissioned by Rockefeller Foundation: Most Americans Back Foreign Aid a Year After USAID's End
A majority (54%) across the political spectrum remains favorable toward foreign aid a year after USAID's dismantlement, and 8 in 10 say the path forward is to reform and strengthen foreign aid — not eliminate it.Seven in ten Americans —…
The Straits Times
DawnA year after USAID shutdown, Americans still back foreign development aid, poll shows
WASHINGTON, June 30 - A year after the Trump administration dismantled the U.S. Agency for International Development, most Americans still support foreign aid to provide disaster relief, prevent disease outbreaks and improve security, according to a new poll commissioned by the Rockefeller Foundation and released Tuesday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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