Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced early Monday morning that a massive 83 percent of USAID programs are being shut down.
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The statement was put on X, but since the social media site is down as of this writing, I’ll quote his words from another source. Rubio specifically mentions the canceling of 5,200 contracts totaling “tens of billions” of dollars in spending. The remaining programs, which weren’t described, will now be administered by the State Department, essentially shuttering USAID.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday that 83 percent of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) programs would be cancelled, essentially capping a dramatic fall for the foreign aid organization under the Trump administration.
“After a 6 week review we are…
