Shutdown: Marco Rubio Cancels 83% of USAID Programs

[mystery-ak]

Shutdown: Marco Rubio Cancels 83% of USAID Programs

Simon Kent 10 Mar 2025

Eighty-three percent of the programs directly funded and administered by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) were canceled Monday by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Rubio took to social media to announce the latest step in the Trump administration’s efforts to cleanse the deep state from government institutions.

The decision came after a six week review of the programs, Rubio set out, citing their funding as antithetical to the core interests of the United States:

    After a 6 week review we are officially cancelling 83% of the programs at USAID.

    The 5200 contracts that are now cancelled spent tens of billions of dollars in ways that did not serve, (and in some cases even harmed), the core national interests of the United States.

    In consultation with Congress, we intend for the remaining 18% of programs we are keeping (approximately 1000) to now be administered more effectively under the State Department.

    Thank you to DOGE and our hardworking staff who worked very long hours to achieve this overdue and historic reform.

The Trump administration last month placed USAID direct-hire staffers around the world on leave except those deemed essential while others were fired or placed on “administrative leave,” as Breitbart News reported.

Employees were also notified that USAID “was beginning a reduction in force that would eliminate 2,000 U.S.-based jobs,” however this was later changed in another notice to 1,600 employees reportedly having their jobs affected.

Now the results of that review have been delivered.

more
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/03/10/shutdown-marco-rubio-cancels-83-of-usaid-programs/

[Bigun]

 

[rustynail]

Is this like only removing 83% of a cancer?

[rangerrebew]

YAAAS! Marco Rubio Drops MASSIVE Update on USAID Funding and Cue the Unhinged Shrieking from the Left
 
Sam J.
 |
11:10 AM on March 10, 2025
 
Promises made, promises kept.

That's what we're seeing with President Trump 2.0. And not only are we seeing it happen, but we're seeing it happen at a crazy-fast pace. In six weeks, DOGE produced a savings of tens of billions of dollars.
 
And they're just getting started.

This from Marco Rubio is amazing news for Americans:


Post continues:

... consultation with Congress, we intend for the remaining 18% of programs we are keeping (approximately 1000) to now be administered more effectively under the State Department.

Thank you to DOGE and our hardworking staff who worked very long hours to achieve this overdue and historic reform.

https://twitchy.com/samj/2025/03/10/rubio-usaid-is-canceling-83-of-its-programs-after-two-week-review-n2409616#google_vignette

[rangerrebew]

83% of USAID Programs Are Canceled
By M Dowling -March 10, 20250

Secretary Marco Rubio and Elon Musk of DOGE have been working together to finalize plans for USAID.

Sec. Rubio announced on Monday that “After a six-week review, we are officially canceling 83% of the programs at USAID. The 5200 contracts that are now cancelled spent tens of billions of dollars in ways that did not serve and, in some cases, even harmed, the core national interests of the United States,” he continued.
 

He said that moving forward, “in consultation with Congress,” we intend to administer the remaining 18% of programs we are keeping (approximately 1000) more effectively under the State Department.

He thanked DOGE and the state department staff for working “very long hours to achieve this overdue and historic reform.”

https://www.independentsentinel.com/83-of-usaid-programs-are-canceled/

[mountaineer]

 

[bilo]

Love it!

[libertybele]

Hmm... it is likely then that the rumors about the 'clash' between Musk and Rubio are apparently false. 

Well, the State Dept. is cleaned up, who's next on the list?

[MeganC]

Is this like only removing 83% of a cancer?

Yes. Now it's time for chemotherapy and radiation to destroy the rest. 

[MeganC]

Hmm... it is likely then that the rumors about the 'clash' between Musk and Rubio are apparently false. 

Well, the State Dept. is cleaned up, who's next on the list?

The 'clash' narrative from the media lasted only one or two news cycles.

The other one that's still putting along is 'confusion' over Federal workers getting laid off and in some cases fired outright.

They've been fired or laid off. I don't see what's so confusing about that to the mainstream media but I guess it's the talking point their puppetmasters gave them so they have to run with it.