Johns Hopkins University said Thursday it is cutting more than 2,000 workers as federal funding has been cut.
“Over $800 million finished [U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)] A school spokesman said in an email to the hill.
“We can confirm that the elimination of foreign aid funds has resulted in 1,975 positions in 44 international countries and 247 positions in the US,” the spokesman continued.
Earlier this week, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that 83% of USAID's programs will be cancelled, fundamentally completing an astonishing fall of the agency under President Trump's administration.
“After six weeks of review, we have officially cancelled 83% of USAID's programs,” Rubio previously said on social platform X.
The secretary said his 5,200 contract ended and he spent “tens of millions of dollars” of dollars. Rubio said the contract did not serve the country and in some cases hurt it.
“In consultation with Congress, we intend to more effectively manage the remaining 18% (about 1,000 people) of the programs we maintain under the State Department,” Rubio said.
In an email to the hill, a Johns Hopkins spokesperson said other “scheduling is being cut for 29 international employees and 78 domestic employees.”
Oka reached out to the State Department for comment.
