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by SV_BubbleTime 489 days ago
Trump is clearly not shutting USAID down.

He has cut the staff from 1400 to 300. And it will now be serving US interests.

No need to panic now.

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From more than 14,000 to around 290, according to several sources, including Atul Gawande [1].

The administration has now shut down CFPB (also illegally, I believe) [2], an agency that has done nothing but good for the average American.

[1] https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/us/politics/usaid-job-cut...

[2] https://www.wsj.com/finance/regulation/vought-moves-to-defan...