Rubio’s years of strong support for USAID stand in contrast to his ...
6 days ago · Rubio’s most recent comments directly contradict years of support and praise he has directed toward USAID, including a tweet he posted in February 2017 that said, “Foreign Aid is not charity ...
Marco Rubio supported USAID as a senator. As secretary of state, …
3 days ago · Rubio’s change of message — from repeatedly praising USAID’s value to the U.S. and the world from 2012 to 2023, to saying it’s a danger to U.S. foreign policy in 2025 and abolishing most ...
Forced leaves start for thousands at USAID under a Trump plan to …
3 days ago · U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, center right, walks with Edwin F. Lopez, the attaché for DHS Homeland Security Investigations, as they walk toward a Venezuelan government airplane that Rubio announced the U.S. is seizing at La Isabela International Airport in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025.
Secretary Marco Rubio Appointed as Acting Administrator for the …
Feb 3, 2025 · The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has long strayed from its original mission of responsibly advancing American interests abroad, and it is now abundantly clear that significant portions of USAID funding are not aligned with the core national interests of the United States. As an interim step toward gaining control and …
Rubio says it's 'not our intention' to uproot USAID workers abroad
5 days ago · Rubio, who was tapped to serve as the acting director of the aid agency, also seemed to acknowledge the administration's haphazard approach to cutting USAID -- which handles foreign aid, disaster ...
Marco Rubio Asks U.S.A.I.D. Worker for ‘Trust’ and ‘Patience’
5 days ago · Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday told an official with the United States Agency for International Development that foreign aid was “the least popular thing government spends money on ...
Rubio says US identifying USAID programs to be exempted from …
6 days ago · Rubio says exemptions will be issued to some USAID programs Trump's freeze halts most US foreign aid work Waiver criteria includes alignment with US interests GUATEMALA CITY/WASHINGTON, Feb 5 ...
USAID: Rubio says he’s acting director as humanitarian agency is …
Feb 3, 2025 · Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday that he is acting administrator the US Agency for International Development, confirming the de-facto takeover of the humanitarian agency by the ...
Trump administration moves to further undercut USAID
Feb 3, 2025 · Rubio — who was traveling in El Salvador — told reporters that his new role did not mean USAID was going to be completely eliminated. “This is not about ending USAID,” Rubio said.
Trump Appointees to Put Almost All U.S.A.I.D. Workers on Leave
6 days ago · Lawmakers, aides and some aid agency employees say that it appears the Trump administration plans to dismantle U.S.A.I.D. and put it under the State Department, run by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.