On Monday, Marco Rubio announced the cancellation of 83% of USAID's programs following a review by the Trump administration. USAID, a significant provider of humanitarian aid with a 2024 budget of $32.5 billion, is being restructured, with the remainder of its operations transferred to the State Department. Critics, including constitutional law experts, question the legality of these changes without congressional approval, painting a picture of a controversial restructuring in US foreign aid policy that has sent shockwaves through the international assistance community.
Marco Rubio announced on Monday that after a six-week review of the US Agency for International Development, the Trump administration is "officially cancelling 83%" of its programs.
The 5200 contracts that are now cancelled spent tens of billions of dollars in ways that did not serve, (and in some cases even harmed), the core national interests of the United States.
Through this process of elimination, USAID, one of the first targets of President Donald Trump, was significantly restructured, positioning the remaining functions under the State Department.
Some constitutional law experts have argued that shutting down USAID without congressional approval is illegal, raising questions about the legitimacy of this sweeping reform.
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