Trump administration eliminating 2,000 USAid positions in US, notice says
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Trump Admin Cuts Thousands of USAID Jobs, Places Most Staff on Leave
Above: The USAID logo on the counter of a pharmacy at a community center operated by LoveYourself, a nonprofit impacted by the Trump administration's freeze on foreign aid, in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines. Image copyright: Ezra Acayan/Stringer/Getty Images News via Getty Images
The Spin
Republican narrative
USAID has become a wasteful bureaucracy that pursues woke ideological agendas outside its mission scope. It must immediately be restructured to ensure taxpayer dollars are spent effectively and are aligned with national interests.
Democratic narrative
Dismantling USAID will severely compromise America's global crisis response capabilities, weaken US soft power, and harm millions of vulnerable people who depend on critical humanitarian assistance programs worldwide.