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Trump's Aid Cuts Threaten Millions with Preventable Deaths

4/23/2025

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In just 100 days, Donald Trump's drastic cuts to U.S. foreign aid have sent shockwaves through vital programs like USAID, jeopardizing the lives of millions. With rising malnutrition and disease in Sudan and Nigeria, activists fear these decisions could result in hundreds of thousands of preventable deaths, exposing a troubling moral crisis in American policy.

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In just 100 days, Donald Trump's drastic cuts to U.S. foreign aid have sent shockwaves through vital programs like USAID, jeopardizing the lives of millions. With rising malnutrition and disease in Sudan and Nigeria, activists fear these decisions could result in hundreds of thousands of preventable deaths, exposing a troubling moral crisis in American policy.