Rubio Announces USAID Has ‘Officially’ Ceased Operations

The U.S. secretary of state said the agency cannot administer foreign assistance as of July 1.
Rubio Announces USAID Has ‘Officially’ Ceased Operations
Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 20, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Jack Phillips
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed on July 1 the shutdown of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), which had been rapidly dismantled earlier this year by the Trump administration.

In a blog post on the State Department’s website, Rubio wrote that foreign assistance provided by USAID had failed to deliver results for Americans and also said that the agency was part of the “globe-spanning [non-governmental organizations] industrial complex” that was funded by taxpayers.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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