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The dismantling of USAID led to real-world consequences: people not receiving HIV medication, mothers lacking life-saving care, and starving children missing emergency nutrition.

Red Cross spokesperson Christian Cardone emphasized the need for open entry points to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, highlighting the severe restrictions currently in place.

The Trump administration's decision to dismantle USAID was not initially planned. It was a series of improvised decisions and clashes that advanced an ideologically consistent agenda.

The obliteration of USAID was essentially improvised. During the government shutdown, the threat of traumas to the federal government, like what happened at USAID, feels quite explicit.

The Trump administration learned from USAID that they could get away with aggressive actions during a shutdown, potentially using it as a rationale to transform or end agencies.