Rubio announces that 83% of USAID contracts will be canceled

Secretary of State Rubio (center) flanked by Doug Burgum, secretary of the interior, and President Donald Trump during a cabinet meeting on Feb. 26. On Monday, Rubio posted on X that 83% of USAID contracts had been canceled following a review.

In a memo posted to X on Monday morning, the secretary of state said 5,200 contracts had been canceled following a six-week review.

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