Secretary of State Rubio says purge of USAID programs complete, with more than 80% of agency's programs gone

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

87% : Musk and Rubio on Monday, as Trump had last week, insisted relations between the two of them were smooth.
53% : READ MORE: Trump administration must pay nearly $2 billion in USAID and State Department debts, judge rules Rubio made the announcement in a post on X.
37% : WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday the Trump administration had finished its six-week purge of programs of the six-decade-old U.S. Agency for International Development, and said he would move the 18 percent of aid and development programs that survived under the State Department.
29% : Trump charged that much of foreign assistance was wasteful and advanced a liberal agenda.
28% : Democratic lawmakers and others call the shutdown of congressionally-funded programs illegal, saying such a move requires Congress’ approval.

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