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(The Guardian) Rubio announces cancellation of most USAid programs
Secretary of state Marco Rubio has announced that USAid will cancel the majority of its programs, while the rest will be folded into the state department.
Writing on X, Rubio said: After a 6 week review we are officially cancelling 83% of the programs at USAID. The 5200 contracts that are now cancelled spent tens of billions of dollars in ways that did not serve, (and in some cases even harmed), the core national interests of the United States.
In consultation with Congress, we intend for the remaining 18% of programs we are keeping (approximately 1000) to now be administered more effectively under the State Department.
Thank you to DOGE and our hardworking staff who worked very long hours to achieve this overdue and historic reform.
It’s unclear what impact the decision will have on a federal judge’s deadline today for the dismantled aid agency to pay $2b in bills.
Elon Musk responded to Marco Rubio’s announcement of major cuts to USAid, and wrote: Tough, but necessary. Good working with you. The important parts of USAID should always have been with Dept of State.
Last week, it was reported that Rubio and Musk argued in front of Donald Trump during a meeting of cabinet secretaries, which the president denied. Nonetheless, the Tesla billionaire and chair of the “department of government efficiency” has made a point of publicly complimenting Rubio.
Secretary of state Marco Rubio has announced that USAid will cancel the majority of its programs, while the rest will be folded into the state department.
Writing on X, Rubio said: After a 6 week review we are officially cancelling 83% of the programs at USAID. The 5200 contracts that are now cancelled spent tens of billions of dollars in ways that did not serve, (and in some cases even harmed), the core national interests of the United States.
In consultation with Congress, we intend for the remaining 18% of programs we are keeping (approximately 1000) to now be administered more effectively under the State Department.
Thank you to DOGE and our hardworking staff who worked very long hours to achieve this overdue and historic reform.
It’s unclear what impact the decision will have on a federal judge’s deadline today for the dismantled aid agency to pay $2b in bills.
Elon Musk responded to Marco Rubio’s announcement of major cuts to USAid, and wrote: Tough, but necessary. Good working with you. The important parts of USAID should always have been with Dept of State.
Last week, it was reported that Rubio and Musk argued in front of Donald Trump during a meeting of cabinet secretaries, which the president denied. Nonetheless, the Tesla billionaire and chair of the “department of government efficiency” has made a point of publicly complimenting Rubio.
