Trump, USAID and Washington

US: Protest in Washington against Trump's closure of USAID offices
Washington, United States - February 05, 2025 The offices of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Washington were sealed off on Monday after billionaire Elon Musk announced that President Donald Trump had agreed to dismantle the agency.
Thousands gather in Washington to protest the dismantling of USAID
The rally occurred just a day after the USAID website announced that nearly all direct-hire staff would soon be placed on administrative leave.
Protesters rally against Trump's stop-work order for USAID
USAID and nonprofit workers gathered near the Capitol in D.C. to protest Elon Musk's efforts to shut down the aid agency with his Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.
Protests Against Elon Musk, Donald Trump In Washington DC Over Shuttering Of USAID
The protest largely focused on the administration's decision to put all directly hired employees of the U.S. agency for International Development (USAID) on leave globally and recall thousands of personnel working overseas.
Democratic lawmakers protest moves to shutdown USAID
Staffers of the U.S. Agency for International Development have been instructed to stay out of its Washington headquarters, and yellow police tape and officers have blocked the lobby.
More USAID officials being put on administrative leave as offices in Washington remain closed all week
More officials across the US Agency for International Development began getting notices Tuesday evening that they were being put on administrative leave, expected to be part of a widespread effort to cut staffers out of the system.
Trump moves to put nearly all USAID Washington staff on leave
Some 1,400 people will be notified Tuesday, on top of about 600 who were placed on leave starting Sunday night.
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Protesters across the U.S. rally against Trump and the shuttering of USAID
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Protesters demand action as USAID shutdown looms
Hundreds of protesters gathered at the U.S. Capitol Wednesday to condemn the dismantling of the federal agency.
USAID Controversy Live Updates: Nearly All Of USAID’s 10,000 Global Staffers To Be Placed On Leave
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USAID workers scramble for answers after Trump pulls almost all of them off the job worldwide
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LIVE | Massive protests erupt in Washington DC over Trump's proposal of dismantling of USAID
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Angry USAID Backers Turn on Democrats for Failing to Fight Back
Democratic lawmakers at a rally in Washington to defend USAID soon found themselves under attack for not mustering fierce-enough opposition to the Trump administration’s assault on the agency.
Hundreds gather in Washington, DC, to protest the shuttering of USAID
Demonstrators gathered outside the U.S. Capitol to protest the shutdown of USAID seem increasingly frustrated with Democratic ...