Sources familiar with the matter said that the Trump administration has left 60 senior officials in the US Agency for International Development (USAD) workers, after which Washington frozen US aid worldwide. After happening.
The administration called on USAID staff on Saturday to allocate aid worldwide according to Trump’s “US First” policy. It also threatened “disciplinary action” for any staff who ignored the administration’s orders.
An internal memo, sent to USAID employees on Monday evening, said the new leadership has identified a number of steps in the agency that were “designed to prevent the president’s executive orders and the mandate of the American people”.
“As a result, we have kept several USAID employees on administrative leave with administrative leave and benefits until we take these steps,” said Jason Gray, acting administrator in a memo -reviewed memo by Reuters. Complete your analysis about. “
The memo did not speak how many people were affected by the decision, but five sources familiar with the matter told Reuters that it was about 57 to 60 to 60 people.
Two sources said that people who live in Washington -based all US Aid Bureau’s leadership positions, including energy protection to water safety, children’s education abroad and digital technology There are up to the roles.
USAID did not immediately respond to a comment request.
Since returning to office last week, Trump has taken steps to fulfill his commitment to re-establish the Federal Bureaucracy, which he believes he is hostile to him during his 2017-2020 presidency. Is It has re -assigned or fired hundreds of workers in tactics against a large number of agencies.
Hours after taking office, Trump ordered a 90 -day break in foreign aid to review whether he had been compatible with his foreign policy priorities. On Friday, the State Department also issued a stop work order worldwide for current assistance, which raised questions about billions of dollars of life -saving assistance.
