The Trump administration has placed several dozen senior officials at USAID on administrative leave, claiming resistance to the President's foreign aid policies. Acting administrator Jason Gray noted that these actions were in response to potential circumvention of an executive order aimed at freezing nearly all U.S. foreign aid and reviewing programs for efficiency. The move affects around 60 senior officials, including leaders in global health aid. Supporters argue that USAID's work fosters goodwill and stability, while the administration is focused on slashing federal spending amid long-standing conservative skepticism of foreign aid.
Mr. Gray's email appears to reflect Trump officials' determination to ensure that federal workers carry out even his most dramatic orders and to move them out of the way if they will not.
The directive in question is almost certainly an executive order Mr. Trump signed last week to freeze nearly all U.S. foreign aid funded by USAID and the State Department.
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