Trump Eyes Shake-Up at USAID: What to Know

Agency’s website goes dark, marking its uncertain future as President Donald Trump seems poised to make sweeping changes to the agency.
Trump Eyes Shake-Up at USAID: What to Know
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in Washington on Aug. 12, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Joseph Lord
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President Donald Trump is eyeing a major shake-up at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the government agency responsible for distributing U.S. financial assistance to foreign nations.

Trump has long condemned U.S. intervention in global affairs, and his presidency now seems poised to significantly reform one of the federal agencies that critics have long seen as typifying globalism.