Trump's funding freeze and smear campaigns: What's the real cost of cutting USAID? | DW News Desk
February 13, 2025
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as posted by the channelDonald Trump and Elon Musk have taken an axe to the foreign aid agency USAID, freezing its funding and threatening thousands of staff with unemployment. They accuse the agency of waste and corruption, and have made their case with a string of bogus claims and disinformation. But what's the true impact of USAID's dismantling? And if America surrenders its leading tool of soft-power, who'll step in to fill the vacuum?
This week's panel:
Melissa Chan
Jared Reed
Amien Essif
Dustin Hemmerlein
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Anka Lee, former USAID and Pentagon official
Kenneth Roth, human rights advocate, former HRW chief
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