Fired for the Truth: USAID Watchdog Ousted as Billions in Humanitarian Aid Go to Waste

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DOGE v. USAID

🔴 UPDATE: February 14, 2025

The Trump administration has fired USAID Inspector General Paul Funk III on February 12^th after he warned that dismantling the agency would result in the loss of over $8 billion in unspent humanitarian aid. His termination comes amid mounting concerns that critical medical supplies, food shipments, and life-saving medications are being left to expire or go to waste due to the administration’s reckless approach to foreign aid.

Funk’s final report before his removal outlined the devastating impact of USAID’s abrupt shutdown:

• Billions in humanitarian funds are set to expire, with no legal framework in place to reallocate them.

• Medical oxygen tanks and critical HIV/TB medications are currently stranded in shipping containers and warehouses, unable to reach clinics in need.

• Food aid shipments of wheat and soy—already purchased—are sitting idle, despite a waiver meant to exempt food assistance from the freeze.

• USAID-supported HIV/AIDS clinics in Zimbabwe have been forced to close, leaving patients without life-saving treatments.

The administration has justified Funk’s firing as part of its broader effort to “streamline” government oversight, but insiders report that his removal was a direct response to his warnings about the catastrophic consequences of USAID’s dismantling.

🚨 Why This Matters:

Funk’s firing is not just about punishing a watchdog—it’s about silencing the truth. The Trump administration is actively covering up the full scale of harm caused by its dismantling of USAID. This is a calculated destruction of U.S. humanitarian leadership, one that leaves suffering populations to fend for themselves while billions in taxpayer-funded aid go to waste.

📌 Sources:

• Reuters: Trump's dismantling of USAID strands oxygen, HIV drugs in transit, contractors say

• The Guardian: ‘Disruptive, unfair and cruel’: jobs lost and treatment stopped as USAid freeze hits HIV care in Zimbabwe

• Reuters: Exclusive: US food purchases for foreign aid halted despite waiver

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