The Trump administration canceled 83% of foreign aid.

10.03.2025 19:30

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that 83% of the programs under USAID, the U.S. international aid agency, have been canceled following a six-week review.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio made a statement regarding the 90-day review initiated for the foreign aid that the Trump administration halted for the assessment of alignment with U.S. foreign policy.

83% OF USAID PROGRAMS CANCELLED

Rubio announced that 83% of the programs under the U.S. international aid agency, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), were canceled following a six-week review.

"BILLIONS OF DOLLARS SPENT IN WAYS THAT DO NOT SERVE BASIC NATIONAL INTERESTS"

Rubio stated, "The 5,200 programs that were canceled spent billions of dollars in ways that do not serve the basic national interests of the U.S. (and in some cases, even harmed them)," adding that the remaining approximately 1,000 programs would now be managed "more effectively" by the State Department in consultation with Congress.

THANK YOU TO ELON MUSK

Thanking the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, Rubio said, "Thanks to DOGE and our staff who worked long hours to implement this overdue and historic reform."