{"id":3580,"date":"2026-07-11T20:06:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T20:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=3580"},"modified":"2026-07-11T20:06:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T20:06:27","slug":"a-year-later-whats-the-result-of-dismantling-usaid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=3580","title":{"rendered":"A year later: what\u2019s the result of dismantling USAID?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On the day President Donald Trump took office in January 2025 he signed an executive order that placed a 90-day freeze on all U.S. foreign aid. <\/p>\n

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In the following months, the Trump administration began laying off thousands of U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) employees or placing them on administrative leave.<\/p>\n

On March 10, 2025, the administration canceled 83% of USAID-related programs. By July, the government had effectively dismantled USAID as it was absorbed into the U.S. State Department. <\/p>\n

Last month, people in online conversations, sparked by Elon Musk\u2019s avidly used X feed, debated the effects of reducing the agency. <\/p>\n

Some said the defunding has led to the death of millions of people while others say the agency spent money on destabilizing governments and on projects counter to U.S. interests. <\/p>\n

What did USAID do? <\/h3>\n

For more than six decades, USAID served as the government\u2019s primary agency for humanitarian assistance. The agency\u2019s mission was to \u201cpartner to end extreme poverty and promote resilient, democratic societies while advancing our security and prosperity.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Dr. Craig Zelizer, professor at Georgetown University, USAID helped provide health care to 95 million people, grow local businesses by $4.8 billion, and help 23 million children gain an education. <\/p>\n

In a study published by The Lancet, 92 million lives were saved by USAID between 2001 and 2021. <\/p>\n

Through USAID, the U.S. worked to combat the HIV\/AIDS outbreak, the Ebola crisis, and the COVID-19 pandemic. For each of these, the agency aided in providing medical supplies, food, safe water, and vaccines. <\/p>\n

The agency also helped to relieve suffering during natural disasters and global conflicts. <\/p>\n

Although USAID was effectively dismantled last July, many of the agency\u2019s humanitarian programs continue to operate through the U.S. State Department. The State Department, for example, administered the disaster relief services in Venezuela following the massive earthquakes last month.<\/p>\n

What has happened since the defunding?<\/h3>\n

In 2024, according to Community Partners International, USAID accounted for 40% of all humanitarian aid. <\/p>\n

Karen Feldscher, writing for the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, wrote in November that \u201cthe Trump administration\u2019s decision to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths from infectious diseases and malnutrition.\u201d<\/p>\n

In an interview with PBS, former USAID Administrator Samantha Power argued, \u201cCuts were done, not on a glide path \u2026 but it was a cliff. And by cutting off resources on a cliff, you do the most human harm possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Powers said that the cuts will not only result in lives lost but also harm the U.S.\u2019s global influence. \u201cWhen you commit soft power suicide,\u201d she said, \u201cwho is going to be the biggest beneficiary? Of course, your largest geopolitical competitor and that is China.\u201d<\/p>\n

Proponents of cuts say USAID was a \u2018wolf in sheep\u2019s clothing\u2019<\/h3>\n

Secretary of State Marco Rubio told the House Foreign Affairs Committee in May that \u201cno one has died because of USAID cuts \u2026 No children are dying on my watch.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBeyond creating a globe-spanning NGO industrial complex at taxpayer expense,\u201d said Rubio in a statement for the U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, \u201cUSAID has little to show since the end of the Cold War. Development objectives have rarely been met, instability has often worsened, and anti-American sentiment has only grown.\u201d<\/p>\n

Many people applauded the cuts to U.S. foreign aid and the dismantling of USAID saying that its programs were not in the interest of the U.S. or developing countries.<\/p>\n

Arikana Chihombori-Quao, former African Union ambassador to the U.S., told Al Jazeera in an interview that USAID had significant negative effects on political stability and economic growth within Africa. <\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you look at it on paper,\u201d Chihombori-Quao said, \u201cit all looks really good, but they\u2019re actually wolves in sheep\u2019s clothing. They\u2019re using that open access \u2026 to constantly destabilize governments.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI can tell you right now that the majority of African leaders and not just African leaders, but leaders in the developing world, are celebrating the exit of USAID.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe American taxpayer needs to know that [of the] billions of dollars that have been given to USAID, a fraction is making it to the people,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n

Chihombori-Quao said that the solution for African prosperity was for Africa to take control of its natural resources and prevent developed countries from exploiting them. She also said that the average African government can afford to provide health care and education for their populations and should not rely on foreign handouts. <\/p>\n

What\u2019s the future of U.S. foreign aid?<\/h3>\n

Although the cost of dismantling USAID was roughly $6 billion, Reuters reported that the U.S. decreased foreign aid spending by $25 billion. <\/p>\n

Recently countries such as France, Germany, and the United Kingdom have also reduced their humanitarian spending. Proponents of an increase in humanitarian funding, like Ara Friedman at Georgetown\u2019s School of Foreign Service, say reducing foreign aid worldwide increases the likelihood of starvation and disease.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Rubio argues the State Department will continue the most effective and necessary foreign aid programs. <\/p>\n

\u201cMoving forward,\u201d Rubio said in his OSCE statement, \u201cour assistance will be targeted and time-limited. We will favor those nations that have demonstrated both the ability and willingness to help themselves and will target our resources to areas where they can have a multiplier effect and catalyze durable private sector, including American companies, and global investment.\u201d<\/p>\n

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