Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in an exclusive interview with Fox News, sounded off on USAID's 'rank insubordination' shortly after proclaiming himself head of the embattled agency.
EXCLUSIVE: Secretary of State Marco Rubio is accusing USAID of 'rank insubordination,' adding 'we had no choice but to bring this thing under control.' The top U.S. diplomat made the comments in an exclusive interview with Fox News in El Salvador, just after announcing he would take over as acting director of the humanitarian agency. Rubio blasted USAID for being 'completely unresponsive' telling Fox 'they don’t consider that they work for the U.S.
' Monday evening, the group and labor union that represents U.S. foreign service workers, released a statement opposing the Trump administration's actions regarding USAID. 'The American Foreign Service Association strongly objects to the administration’s decision to dismantle the United States Agency for International Development . This will undermine U.S.
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