Trump administration cutting 90% of USAID foreign aid contracts, documents show
- The U.S. Agency for International Development, known as USAID, faces a 92% funding cut, affecting vital global humanitarian relief efforts and numerous health programs, including HIV/AIDS treatment in South Africa and India, according to a U.S. State Department spokesperson.
- The Mitr Clinic, which provided support to transgender individuals in India, was closed due to a directive from the Trump administration that halted all foreign aid, as reported by the BBC.
- Elon Musk criticized the funding of the Mitr Clinics on social media, stating, 'That's what American tax dollars were funding.'
- USAID experienced chaos after Trump's order to cut over 90% of its foreign aid contracts, jeopardizing aid deliveries globally, according to a U.S. State Department spokesperson.
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What shutdown of USAID programs means for vulnerable Arab countries
LONDON: The impact of the Trump administration’s decision to slash $60 billion in aid funding and cancel 90 percent of contracts by the US Agency for International Development is being felt by millions of the most vulnerable people in the Middle East and North Africa. In countries like Iraq, Syria and Yemen, lifesaving aid programs to feed and provide healthcare for huge
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