USAID Website Goes Offline Amid Trump Admin’s Freeze on Foreign Aid

The Trump administration has not yet said whether it plans to eliminate the agency or give the State Department more authority over USAID.

A man walks past boxes of USAID humanitarian aid at a warehouse at the Tienditas International Bridge on the outskirts of Cucuta, Colombia, Feb. 21, 2019, on the border with Venezuela. AP Photo/Fernando Vergara

The website of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) went offline on Feb. 1 following President Donald Trump’s freeze on foreign aid and worldwide development funding.

During his first day in office, Trump placed a 90-day freeze on all foreign aid. His executive order forced the furloughs or layoffs of thousands of employees and shut down thousands of programs worldwide.