…following the release of a memo in which he outlined how political appointees have “entirely obstructed” staff efforts to sustain life-saving aid
The memo, by Nicholas Enrich, the acting assistant administrator for global health, contradicts claims by Secretary of State Marco Rubio that a functioning system is in place for exempting lifesaving assistance from the aid freeze imposed by Trump on his first week in office.
“USAID’s failure to implement lifesaving humanitarian assistance under the waiver is the result of political leadership,” says the memo, obtained by The Washington Post.
“This will no doubt result in preventable death, destabilization, and threats to national security on a massive scale,” the memo says. MORE
