What government-sponsored development aid supports, and what’s at stake with recent cuts One of President Trump’s first executive orders in January 2025 was to dramatically cut funding and staffing of the US Agency for International Development (USAID). This provoked a debate about the benefits vs. cost of the U.S. government spending taxpayers’ money on helping less economically developed countries to strengthen democracy and grow their economies,
USAID at a Crossroads: Dr. Bronner’s Experience with the US Agency for International Development
by Gero Leson