The Trump administration paused all foreign aid and urged USAID to follow in step or face disciplinary action for not complying with the freeze.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio paused all U.S. foreign assistance funded by or through the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development to allow the Trump administration to review if the money puts 'America First.' On Sunday, the State Department released a statement about falling in step with President Donald Trump’s executive order to reevaluate and realign foreign aid from the U.S.
The implementation of this Executive Order and the Secretary’s direction furthers that mission,' the statement read.
The wire service reviewed the memo and said it laid out expectations for the workforce on how to achieve Trump’s goals to put 'America First.' 'We have a responsibility to support the President in achieving his vision,' Ken Jackson, assistant to the administrator for management and resources wrote in the internal memo, titled 'Message and Expectation to the Workforce.
Trump ordered a 90-day pause in foreign aid just hours after taking office, to review if the funding was in line with his foreign policy priorities. On Friday, the State Department issued a pause on aid worldwide. The U.S. is the largest donor of aid globally. During fiscal year 2023, the U.S. dispersed $72 billion in assistance. It also provided 42% of all humanitarian aid tracked by the United Nations in 2024. Fox News Digital has reached out to USAID for comment. Reuters contributed to this report.
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