Trump Destroyed USAID. Now People Are Dying.
The article discusses the impact of cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Trump administration. These cuts have led to dire consequences for vulnerable populations in regions like South Sudan and Kenya. Journalists Anna Maria Barry-Jester and Brett Murphy highlight the alarming effects of reduced foreign aid on those who depend on it for survival.
- ▪USAID has been significantly reduced and reorganized under the Trump administration.
- ▪The agency, which provides critical food aid and public health support, is facing potential closure by September.
- ▪Journalists Anna Maria Barry-Jester and Brett Murphy reported on the devastating effects of these cuts in South Sudan and Kenya.
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freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "motherjones_right_rail_1", slotId: "ROS_ATF_300x600" }); Oluhle Shezi, 17, holds her 2-month-old baby in KwanGode, a rural area outside Hillcrest, South Africa. When she goes to school, her grandmother helps care for the child. She and her grandmother benefit from a counseling program that's threatened by American cuts to foreign aid. Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. When Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, went looking for government agencies to axe last year, one of its first targets was the US Agency for International Development.
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