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USAID Official Fired After Warning on Aid Cuts

3/5/2025

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Nicholas Enrich, USAID's acting assistant administrator for global health, has been placed on leave after raising alarms about the Trump administration's foreign aid cuts, which he warned could result in preventable deaths and increased instability. Despite a waiver for essential programs, 72 lifesaving initiatives remain unfunded, highlighting the urgent need for action. Enrich's removal appears to have been a deliberate decision.

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Nicholas Enrich, USAID's acting assistant administrator for global health, has been placed on leave after raising alarms about the Trump administration's foreign aid cuts, which he warned could result in preventable deaths and increased instability. Despite a waiver for essential programs, 72 lifesaving initiatives remain unfunded, highlighting the urgent need for action. Enrich's removal appears to have been a deliberate decision.