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USAID workers scramble for answers after Trump pulls almost all of them off the job worldwide

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U.S. aid staffers worldwide are scrambling for answers after Trump pulls almost all of them off the job worldwide.

USAID has been one of the agencies hardest hit as the new administration and Elon Musk’s budget-cutting team target federal programs they say are wasteful or not aligned with a conservative agenda.

The mass removal of thousands of staffers would doom billions of dollars in projects in some 120 countries.

But foreign aid is not charity.” He noted that every dollar the U.S. spends must advance its national interests. The online notice says those who will be exempted from leave include staffers responsible for “mission-critical functions, core leadership and specially designated programs” and would be informed by Thursday afternoon . “Thank you for your service,” the notice concluded. ___ Lee reported from Guatemala City ..