USAID’s ‘long list of crap’: Karoline Leavitt cites millions in wasteful spending

Published February 5, 2025 4:07pm ET



The White House is defending its decision to gut the U.S. Agency for International Development, citing projects press secretary Karoline Leavitt has repeatedly described as “crap.”

President Donald Trump, through Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk‘s Department of Government Efficiency, has recalled USAID workers from around the world before they are placed on administrative leave on Friday.

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