WASHINGTON — In response to the announcement Tuesday evening that nearly all employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development would be put on leave, thousands gathered in front of the Capitol building to protest.
Former USAID employees, elected officials, and other federal employees concerned with job security opposed the overstep of power they claimed the president took that could negatively impact the nation’s security.
“It’s clear to me that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have no idea how foreign aid works. And you know how I know this? Because I literally had to do a video teaching Nancy Mace why what USAID does prevents terrorism,” Rep. Sara Jacobs (D – Calif.) said.
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