Elon Musk protests outside USAID offices after pledging to close the agency
Protesters gathered outside the USAID building in Washington DC after Donald Trump and Elon Musk pledged to close the agency.
WASHINGTON – 10,000 employees of the United States Agency for International Development were notified on Tuesday, they will be kept on an administrative holiday at the end of Friday when President Donald Trump ahead to end the foreign aid agency Grow
Notes to USAID employees work abroad in 60 countries in 60 countries-said that all USAID’s “direct rent personnel” worldwide on administrative leave, Friday, On February 7, it will be placed at 11:59 pm.
The only exception is for the “mission-weed functions, basic leadership and specially designated programs”.
The notice states that the Foreign Department is working on the return of USAID employees within 30 days and working on the payment plan and is not considered necessary to terminate the contracts. The extension to their return to the United States will be considered “personal or family difficulties, for movement or safety concerns, or other reasons.”
“Thank you for your service,” it concludes.
Notice has replaced her USAID.gov Website
The collective terms, when Trump and his administration, headed by Tech Entrepreneur Elon Musk, have worked to close the foreign aid agency and integrate it into the State Department. USAID’s Washington headquarters was closed on Monday. Secretary State Marco Rubio was named the acting director of USAID.
Trump confirmed his intentions to terminate the agency in the remarks on Tuesday, calling USAID “corrupt”.
The rapid elimination of USAID’s Musk has angered the Democrats, saying that Trump lacks constitutional authority to abolish an independent agency established by Congress in 1998. USAID has a budget of $ 40 billion, which is funded by Congress.
According to Reuters, in FY 2023, USAID’s financing went on everything from women’s health to clean water, HIV/AIDS treatment, energy safety and anti -corruption work in disputes.
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