Rubio’s years of strong support for USAID stand in contrast to his ...
5 days ago · Rubio’s most recent comments directly contradict years of support and praise he has directed toward USAID, including a tweet he posted in February 2017 that said, “Foreign Aid is not charity ...
USAID: Rubio says he’s acting director as humanitarian agency is …
Feb 3, 2025 · Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday that he is acting administrator the US Agency for International Development, confirming the de-facto takeover of the humanitarian agency...
Marco Rubio taking over as acting head of USAID amid agency …
6 days ago · Secretary of State Marco Rubio is now in charge of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) as the Trump administration mulls USAID's future, including moving it to the State...
Marco Rubio supported USAID as a senator. As secretary of state, …
2 days ago · Rubio’s change of message — from repeatedly praising USAID’s value to the U.S. and the world from 2012 to 2023, to saying it’s a danger to U.S. foreign policy in 2025 and abolishing most ...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announces he's the acting director of USAID
6 days ago · Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that he's now acting director of the United States Agency for International Development and said it needs to align with an "America first" foreign policy...
Rubio says it's 'not our intention' to uproot USAID workers abroad
4 days ago · Rubio, who was tapped to serve as the acting director of the aid agency, also seemed to acknowledge the administration's haphazard approach to cutting USAID -- which handles foreign aid, disaster ...
Marco Rubio Says He Now Runs U.S.A.I.D. as Staff Are Blocked …
Feb 3, 2025 · Mr. Rubio added that the review might include “the suspension or elimination” of programs, projects, missions, bureaus, centers and offices, and that the U.S.A.I.D. “may be abolished ...
Marco Rubio Asks U.S.A.I.D. Worker for ‘Trust’ and ‘Patience’
4 days ago · Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday told an official with the United States Agency for International Development that foreign aid was “the least popular thing government spends money on ...
USAID on Trump and Musk's chopping block, Rubio now agency …
6 days ago · Speaking to reporters in El Salvador on Monday, Rubio accused USAID of not cooperating with requests for information on how it spends taxpayer dollars. Musk, in a...
Rubio foreign aid freeze leads to USAID staff suspensions and ...
Jan 29, 2025 · Dozens of senior staff inside the U.S. Agency for International Development, USAID, have been placed on administrative leave until further notice, and hundreds of contractors have had their...