Trump Appointees Fire Hundreds at U.S.A.I.D. Working on Urgent Aid

Trump administration appointees running U.S.A.I.D. have fired hundreds of employees involved in managing responses to humanitarian crises worldwide, raising doubts about Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s commitment to lifesaving assistance. Elon Musk’s task force has shut down technical systems at the agency, with Musk spreading baseless conspiracy theories. The recent dismissals include hundreds from the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance and 36 from the Office of Transition Initiatives, leaving the agency with a skeleton crew and uncertainty about the future of foreign aid.

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