President Donald Trump is reportedly considering scaling back the United States’ support for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and placing its remnants under the State Department, to be overseen by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
As of this writing, no final decision has been made.
The Trump administration is considering scaling down the U.S. Agency for International Development and putting it under control of the State Department, two sources familiar with the discussions said on Friday, in a significant overhaul of how Washington allocates U.S. foreign aid worldwide.
The National Security Council (NSC) hosted discussions this week on the topic, a person familiar with the matter said. A U.S. official confirmed there have been discussions about such a move but said no final decisions have been made.
The Trump administration has said it is conducting a review to ensure the tens of billions of dollars worth of U.S. foreign assistance worldwide is aligned with Trump’s “America First” foreign policy and not a waste of taxpayer money.
The White House is exploring legal authorities that U.S. President Donald Trump could use to issue an executive order to end USAID’s independence, one of the sources said. It was unclear whether Trump has the power to issue such an order and bypass Congress.
On X, one user posted a screenshot of USAID’s website, indicating that it was formed by executive order (EO) by President John F. Kennedy, and claiming that what one EP began, another can end. Now, it may not be that simple; President Kennedy’s presidency was over 60 years in the past, and it’s unclear if that original EO still stands alone.
Part of the exploring that the Trump administration is doing doubtlessly involves determining whether Congress needs to act to shutter USAID. […]
Most Americans won’t understand how big this is. Cuts off the head of the snake of a rogue agency that spends your tax dollars on woke and wasteful global programs.
Many will say this is “unconstitutional.” It’s not.
Live by the executive order, die by the executive order. https://t.co/LwsXdgIeHr pic.twitter.com/Epw7oIZnMx
— William Wolfe 🇺🇸 (@William_E_Wolfe) February 1, 2025
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