{"id":2399027,"date":"2025-02-05T02:17:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T07:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/usaid-workers-to-be-placed-on-leave-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-05T02:18:22","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T07:18:22","slug":"usaid-workers-to-be-placed-on-leave-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/usaid-workers-to-be-placed-on-leave-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"USAID workers to be placed on leave &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fusaid-workers-to-be-placed-on-leave-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2399027&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump has ordered\u2064 nearly all U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) workers too \u2064be placed on leave as part of an\u2062 initiative to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-joe-biden-should-scrap-crazy-infrastructure-bill-calls-for-spending-cuts\/\" title=\"Elon Musk: Joe Biden Should Scrap &#039;Crazy&#039; Infrastructure Bill, Calls for Spending Cuts\">cut government spending<\/a>,labeling the \u2064agency\u2019s activities as &#8220;reckless spending&#8221; adn &#8220;tremendous fraud.&#8221; This directive requires that all international staff be recalled by Friday and that international missions and operations be halted, although certain essential personnel will continue their roles.Trump\u2019s move \u200dhas faced backlash from Democrats, who argue that he lacks the legal authority to enact such changes and have referred to the decision as\u2063 an &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-the-democrats-election-heist-too-big-to-fail\/\" title=\"Is the ...\u2019 Election Heist \u2018Too Big to Fail\u2019?\">illegal power grab<\/a>.&#8221; Senator \u2064Chris Van Hollen characterized the action as a corrupt abuse of power, while Senator Chris Murphy described the situation \u2062as a constitutional crisis. Democrats are reportedly planning to challenge the executive order in court and will attempt to block the president&#8217;s nominations for the State Department unless the order is reversed.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">USAID workers to be placed on leave<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1973045\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> announced Tuesday that he ordered nearly all U.S. Agency for International Development workers off their jobs. The decision was part of the Trump administration&rsquo;s efforts to rein in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/government-spending\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">government spending<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>USAID is the primary government agency responsible for organizing the distribution of funds to help countries worldwide &ldquo;recovering from disaster, trying to escape poverty, and engaging in democratic reforms,&rdquo; according to its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usa.gov\/agencies\/u-s-agency-for-international-development\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Multiple reports revealed that all workers will be placed on leave starting Friday night, according to Trump&rsquo;s directive. All international staff will be recalled by Friday, and international missions and operations have been halted. CBS News <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/usaid-missions-overseas-ordered-shutdown-by-friday\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a> that those considered to be part of &ldquo;mission-critical functions, core leadership, and specially designated programs&rdquo; were exempt from these changes. Agency executives will notify these people by February 6 at 3 p.m. that they are <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">considered essential employees<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For USAID personnel currently posted outside the United States, the Agency, in coordination with missions and the Department of State, is currently preparing a plan, in accordance with all applicable requirements and laws, under which the Agency would arrange and pay for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/feds-investigating-chinese-spies-return-to-us-ahead-of-covid-travel-ban\/\" title=\"Feds Investigating Chinese Spies\u2019 Return to US Ahead of COVID Travel Ban\">return travel<\/a> to the United States within 30 days and provide for the termination of PSC and ISC contracts that are not determined to be essential,&rdquo; read a statement from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usaid.gov\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">USAID<\/a>. &ldquo;The Agency will consider case-by-case exceptions and return travel extensions based on personal or family hardship, mobility or safety concerns, or other reasons.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump accused the agency of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3310373\/joni-ernst-spotlights-obstruction-lies-usaid-wasteful-spending\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">reckless spending<\/a>, calling it &ldquo;tremendous fraud.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They went totally crazy, what they were doing and the money they were giving to people that shouldn&rsquo;t be getting it and to agencies and others that shouldn&rsquo;t be getting it, it was a shame, so a tremendous fraud,&rdquo; Trump <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-musk-usaid-c0c7799be0b2fa7cad4c806565985fe2\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> about his decision.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats condemned the decision, and many claimed that the president did not have the legal authority to take such action.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) categorized Trump&rsquo;s executive order to shut down USAID as an &ldquo;illegal power grab&rdquo; and &ldquo;a corrupt abuse of power,&rdquo; the <em>Associated Press<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not only a gift to our adversaries, but trying to shut down the Agency for International Development by executive order is plain illegal,&rdquo; Van Hollen said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a constitutional crisis we are in today,&rdquo; said Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT).<\/p>\n<p>Democrats said they planned to challenge Trump&rsquo;s decision in court and announced they would retaliate by trying to block the president&rsquo;s nominations for the State Department, according to the <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-musk-usaid-c0c7799be0b2fa7cad4c806565985fe2\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>, <\/em>unless the directive to shutter USAID was reversed<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1973045\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1973045\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump orders USAID workers on leave to cut spending<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2399028,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/USAID-PROTEST-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4591,4133,16381,32076,5015],"class_list":["post-2399027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-leave","tag-news","tag-usaid","tag-washington-examiner","tag-workers"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/USAID-PROTEST-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2399027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2399027"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2399027\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2399031,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2399027\/revisions\/2399031"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2399028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2399027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2399027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2399027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}