Secretary of State Marco Rubio has suspended all U.S. foreign aid funded by the State Department or the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to allow the Trump administration to review currency “U.S.
The State Department released a statement on Sunday about President Donald Trump’s executive order to reassess and realign U.S. foreign aid
“Consistent with President Trump’s executive order on reassessing and realigning foreign assistance, the Secretary [Marco] “Rubio has stopped all U.S. foreign aid funded by the State Department or the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID),” the statement said. U.S. Foreign Policy under the America First Agenda. President Trump made it clear that the United States will not Again blindly making money without giving anything back to the American people.”
The statement continued, saying the review and alignment of foreign aid on behalf of taxpayers is a “moral imperative,” adding that Rubio is proud to protect the United States by deliberately and wisely reviewing how money is spent on aid to foreign countries. invest. overseas.
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The front lines of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) headquarters building are seen on September 15, 2014 in Washington, DC.
“The implementation of this executive order and the direction of the Secretary advance this mission,” the statement said. “As Secretary Marco Rubio said: ‘Every dollar we spend, every program we fund and Every policy we pursue must rationalize answers to three simple questions: Does it make America safer? Does it make America more prosperous?
The news comes after the Trump administration ordered staff with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to stop providing foreign aid around the world or face “disciplinary action.”
Reuters reported that the Trump administration sent a much-talked-about memo to more than 10,000 employees at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on Saturday and provided a “stop work” directive starting on Friday. The directive freezes foreign aid around the world.
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President Donald Trump wants all Fuld aid to put “America” first. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Wire Services reviewed the memo and said the expectations for the workforce set out expectations for how to achieve Trump’s goal of putting “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 an internal memo titled “Information and Expectations for the Workforce.”
“The president has given us a tremendous opportunity to change the way we have provided foreign aid for decades,” the memo added. Reuters reported that it confirmed the memo’s authenticity and confirmed it with multiple sources.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio has suspended all U.S. foreign aid funded by the State Department or the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Trump ordered a 90-day pause in foreign aid just hours after taking office to review whether the funding is consistent with his foreign policy priorities.
On Friday, the State Department suspended aid globally.
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The United States is the world’s largest aid donor. In fiscal year 2023, the United States dispersed $72 billion in aid. It also provides 42% of all humanitarian aid tracked by the United Nations in 2024.
Fox News Digital has contacted the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Reuters contributed to this report.
