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- USAID was established in 1961 by US President John F Kennedy.
- The charity arm has over 10,000 global employees and spends $40 million in humanitarian support.
- Trump, Musk allege USAID is run by “radical left lunatics” getting away with “tremendous fraud.”
A notice placed on the USAID website that announces to all its global staff, over 10 000 personnel, the commencement of an administrative leave this Friday.USAID, a giant charity arm of the US government is being dismantled by U.S. President Donald Trump. This decision is set to sent shockwaves across the world as it comes after almost a century of USAID operations. Established in 1961 by President John F Kennedy, USAID has over the years assumed a huge role in humanitarian affairs across Africa, but under Trump, the organization is now unceremoniously been drugged through the dirt.
Its over 10,000 employees will either be laid off or reassigned and …