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USAID’s Disbandment and Global Impact | Salt Lake City News
USAID’s dramatic dismantling—frozen in 2025, slashed by 83%, and absorbed into State—has ignited a global firestorm. Once a 60-year powerhouse delivering healthcare, education, and disaster relief to millions, the agency now faces accusations of causing millions of preventable deaths and weakening U.S. global influence. Critics warn the cuts hurt America’s moral standing and empower rivals like China, while defenders call it a long-overdue purge of a bloated, wasteful bureaucracy that often destabilized nations. Though programs linger under State, U.S. aid dropped $25 billion, and allies…
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