Sec Rubio says purge of USAID programs complete with 83% gone, remainder now falling under State Dept (1 Viewer)

[FOX News]

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that 83% of USAID programs will be canceled following the conclusion of a six-week review by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

In total, 5,200 contracts are being terminated, Rubio wrote in his early Monday morning post on X announcing the new reforms. He said the canceled contracts amounted to "tens of billions of dollars" being spent "in ways that did not serve," or even harmed, the national interests of the U.S.

Rubio added that the remaining 18% of USAID programs—approximately...

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