{"id":459208,"date":"2025-02-03T09:28:08","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T04:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=459208"},"modified":"2025-02-03T09:28:08","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T04:28:08","slug":"usaid-website-goes-dark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/usaid-website-goes-dark\/","title":{"rendered":"USAID website goes dark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Trump\u2019s foreign aid freeze<br \/>\nWashington: The website of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) abruptly went offline on Saturday, raising fresh concerns over President Donald Trump\u2019s sweeping freeze on foreign aid and development funding. The blackout comes as thousands of USAID employees face furloughs and layoffs amid a broader crackdown on US global assistance. The Trump administration has imposed a 90-day freeze on billions of dollars in humanitarian, development, and security aid, triggering a heated political confrontation with congressional Democrats. Critics fear that Trump is attempting to dismantle USAID as an independent entity, folding it into the State Department\u2014a move they argue exceeds presidential authority.<br \/>\nPolitical battle over USAID\u2019s future<br \/>\nCongressional Democrats have warned that the elimination of USAID would represent a fundamental shift in US foreign policy, undermining national security. Senator Chris Murphy took to social media, accusing Trump of instigating a \u201cconstitutional crisis.\u201d \u201cThat\u2019s what a despot\u2014who wants to steal the taxpayers\u2019 money to enrich his billionaire cabal\u2014does,\u201d Murphy stated on X (formerly Twitter). Meanwhile, Trump and his allies argue that much of USAID\u2019s funding is misallocated to wasteful projects or liberal social agendas. Billionaire Elon Musk, an informal Trump adviser, endorsed calls for dismantling the agency, posting on X: \u201cLive by executive order, die by executive order.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump\u2019s foreign aid freeze Washington: The website of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) abruptly went offline on Saturday, raising fresh concerns over President Donald Trump\u2019s sweeping freeze on foreign aid and development funding. The blackout comes as thousands of USAID employees face furloughs and layoffs amid a broader crackdown on US global assistance. 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