A group of former managers of the United States Organization for International Development (USAID) joined Wednesday to give a sharp responsibilities in the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the agency.
In a joint statement, five former administrators who “serve different presidents and voted for different political parties” emphasized the global importance of the institution, and destroying it would only harm Americans. Was stated.
“We disagree with all the issues, but USAID and the US foreign aid program are essential to our interests, and that men and women in USAID careers are useful to each and every one of us, and that “The administration and Congress are meant to quickly protect the statutory role of government agencies,” they wrote in a statement.
“It is not possible to maintain the global engagement that foreign aid allows, and to honor men and women in our civilian service, or to undermine and destroy institutions, as do those in the military, that we are, is a political party. And it's not for the benefit of all people's losses. Americans,” they continued.
This statement was signed by former USAID administrators J. Brian Atwood, Peter MacPherson, Andrew Nassios, Gail Smith and Samantha Power.
A show of support for government agencies comes after President Trump has taken steps multiple times to weaken it and question its fate.
USAID employees were notified this week that they will be placed on administrative leave along with their pay “until further notice.” That development was said to have been closed to staff on Monday after most USAID staff lost access to internal systems over the weekend.
Trump's ally billionaire Elon Musk said on social platform X on Monday that the president “consented” to shut down USAID. Especially organizations.
