"A professor with The Harvard School of Public Health estimated that the dismantling has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths from infectious diseases and malnutrition. USAID was both created and continuously funded by acts of Congress, which the executive branch has no constitutional right to unilaterally undo. Vought allegedly has a crew of more than a dozen U.S. Marshals acting as his bodyguards to protect him from threats linked to his involvement with Project 2025, a source told Reuters."
"One of the documents reviewed by Reuters said OMB signed an agreement with USAID last September 11 to cover the costs associated with then Acting USAID Administrator Vought's security detail through November. That amount $1.6 million came from what is left of USAID's operating expenses, the document showed. OMB budgeted another $13.5 million in USAID funds to underwrite the costs of Vought's security detail through the end of this year as they relate to his current role as Senior Advisor to USAID, the document said."
Russell Vought diverted approximately $15 million from USAID operating funds to pay for an expanded security detail. USAID has been dismantled after the Trump administration asserted without providing proof that it was rife with corruption and is scheduled to close by September. USAID focused on global health, disaster relief, and education. A Harvard School of Public Health professor estimated the dismantling has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths from infectious disease and malnutrition. USAID was created and funded by acts of Congress, and the executive branch has no constitutional authority to unilaterally abolish it. OMB allocated $1.6 million for security through November and budgeted $13.5 million through year-end.
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